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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Meade, Inc., Willowbrook, Illinois, in the amount of $299,276.50 for upgrades to traffic signal detection systems at 11 Lake County owned traffic signal locations and appropriating $359,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Staff Summary
• Upgrades to traffic signal detection systems at 11 Lake County owned signalized intersections are needed to replace legacy systems.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of three bids were received, ranging from $299,276.50 to $449,487.40, and the lowest responsible bidder is Meade, Inc., Willowbrook, Illinois, in the amount of $299,276.50.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction to begin in 2025 and designated as Section 24-00999-07-TL.
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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 upgrades to traffic signal detection systems at 11 Lake County owned traffic signal locations, and designated as Section 24-00999-07-TL; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on April 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Meade, Inc.
Willowbrook, Illinois
$299,276.50
H&H Electric Co.
Franklin Park, Illinois
$342,916.64
Home Towne Electric
Lake Villa, Illinois
$449,487.40
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 Meade, Inc., Willowbrook, Illinois, their bid being $299,276.50 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 Meade, Inc., Willowbrook, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $299,276.50, 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 upgrades to traffic signal detection systems at 11 Lake County owned traffic signal locations; and designated as Section 24-00999-07-TL; 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 $359,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on May 13, 2025.