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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $1,781,075.60, for the resurfacing of Gages Lake Road, from US Route 45 to Illinois Route 21, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 3.15 miles, and appropriating $2,140,000 of Matching Tax funds.
Staff Summary
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of two bids were received, ranging from $1,781,075.60 to $2,266,702.52, and the lowest responsible bidder is Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $1,781,075.60.
• This resurfacing improvement is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction planned to begin in 2022, and designated as Section 20-00999-78-RS.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by this Lake County Board, the County Engineer heretofore called for sealed bids, by publication, for the resurfacing of Gages Lake Road, from US Route 45 to Illinois Route 21, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 3.15 miles, and designated as Section 20-00999-78-RS; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on March 15, 2022, 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
$1,781,075.60
Payne and Dolan, Inc.
Antioch, Illinois
$2,266,702.52
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 $1,781,075.60 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation of funds is required.
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 $1,781,075.60, 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 resurfacing of Gages Lake Road, from US Route 45 to Illinois Route 21, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 3.15 miles, and designated as Section 20-00999-78-RS; 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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Engineer shall transmit, in writing, the final agreement, and any amendments, to be executed by the County Board Chair and the County Clerk.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there is hereby appropriated $2,140,000
of Matching Tax funds.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on April 12, 2022.