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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Lima Excavating Contractors, Inc., Ringwood, Illinois, in the amount of $10,499,226.99 for the reconstruction of the intersection of Illinois Route 59 and Grand Avenue, and appropriating $12,600,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Staff Summary
• The intersection of Illinois Route 59 and Grand Avenue will be improved including the realignment of Washington Avenue, installation of new traffic signals, and new non-motorized facilities.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of four bids were received, ranging from $10,499,226.99 to $12,736,196.18, and the lowest responsible bidder is Lima Excavating Contractors, Inc., Ringwood, Illinois, in the amount of $10,499,226.99.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction to begin in 2023 and designated as Section 10-00279-01-CH.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, the County Engineer heretofore called for sealed bids, by publication, for the reconstruction of the intersection of Illinois Route 59 and Grand Avenue, and designated as Section 10-00279-01-CH; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on August 15, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Lima Excavating Contractors, Inc.
Ringwood, Illinois
$10,499,226.99
Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc.
Wauconda, Illinois
$10,983,360.91
Campanella and Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$11,570,799.07
Lake County Grading Company, LLC
Libertyville, Illinois
$12,736,196,18
WHEREAS, the Public Works and Transportation Committee, the County Engineer and the Purchasing Agent have examined each bid, and it appears that the lowest responsible bidder is Lima Excavating Contractors, Inc., Ringwood, Illinois, their bid being $10,499,226.99 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation of funds is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that a contract be awarded to said Lima Excavating Contractors, Inc., Ringwood, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $10,499,226.99, based on estimated quantities and unit prices, and that the Purchasing Agent, the County Clerk, and the County Engineer of Lake County be authorized and they are hereby directed to enter into a contract with said low bidder for the reconstruction of the intersection of Illinois Route 59 and Grand Avenue; and designated as Section 10-00279-01-CH; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in as much as such estimated quantities are the best approximation that can be determined at this time, these quantities may be added to, deducted from, or modified from in the final determination of the contract cost in accordance with Chapter 605 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Act 5, Section 5-205.2 without further Board action, providing the final cost chargeable to the funds appropriated does not exceed the appropriation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that there is hereby appropriated $12,600,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on September 12, 2023.