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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $240,002.66 for the construction of binder and surface course lifts on an existing milled surface on various roads in the Cuba Township Road District, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 1.3 miles.
Staff Summary
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of three bids were received, ranging from $240,002.66 to $289,320.66. Peter Baker and Son Company was identified as the lowest responsible bidder in the amount of $240,002.66.
• This improvement is designated as Section 20-04000-01-GM.
• There are no expenditures of County funds on this project.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by this Lake County Board and the Cuba Township Road District Highway Commissioner, the County Engineer heretofore called for sealed bids, by publication, for the construction of binder and surface course lifts on an existing milled surface on various roads in the Cuba Township Road District, and designated as Section 20-04000-01-GM; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on March 17, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois, a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Peter Baker and Son Company
Lake Bluff, Illinois
$240,002.66
Geske and Sons, Inc.
Crystal Lake, Illinois
$247,770.86
J.A. Johnson Paving Company
Arlington Heights, Illinois
$289,320.66
WHEREAS, the Public Works, Planning and Transportation Committee, the County Engineer and the Purchasing Agent have examined each bid, and it appears that the lowest responsible bidder is Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, their bid being $240,002.66, based on estimated quantities and unit prices.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that a contract be awarded to said Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $240,002.66, 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 construction of binder and surface course lifts on an existing milled surface on various roads in the Cuba Township Road District, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 1.3 miles, and designated as Section 20-04000-01-GM.
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 and Section 6-701.1 without further Board action.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this award be processed by the County Engineer for final approval of the Illinois Department of Transportation in accordance with the “Agreement of Understanding” between the Illinois Department of Transportation and Lake County, dated May 3, 2018, and subject to the approval of the Cuba Township Road District Highway Commissioner.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on April 7, 2020.