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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Semper Fi Land, Inc., Yorkville, Illinois, in the amount of $97,880 for ecological restoration management of wetland and upland buffer areas requiring native landscape maintenance.
Staff Summary
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of two bids were received, ranging from $97,880 to $97,892, and the lowest responsible bidder is Semper Fi Land, Inc., Yorkville, Illinois, in the amount of $97,880.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program, and designated as Section 26-00000-14-GM.
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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 ecological restoration management of wetland and upland buffer areas requiring native landscape maintenance, and designated as Section 26-00000-14-GM; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on February 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Semper Fi Land, Inc.
Yorkville, Illinois
$97,880
McGinty Bros., Inc.
Long Grove, Illinois
$97,892
WHEREAS, the Public Works and Transportation Committee, the County Engineer, and the Purchasing Agent have examined each bid, and the lowest responsible bidder is Semper Fi Land, Yorkville, Illinois, their bid being $97,880 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, by prior resolution at its meeting of November 18, 2025, appropriated $185,000 of Matching Tax funds for ecological restoration management of wetland and upland buffer areas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that a contract be awarded to said Semper Fi Land, Yorkville, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $97,880, 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 ecological restoration management of wetland and upland buffer areas, and designated as Section 26-00000-14-GM; 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.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on March 10, 2026.