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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Meade Inc., Willowbrook, Illinois, in the amount of $157,981, for the Delany Road Traffic Signal Detection Modernization project and appropriating $190,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Staff Summary
• Modernization of traffic signal detection systems is needed at five Lake County owned signalized intersections along Delany Road to replace legacy systems.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of one bid was received, in the amount of $157,981, and the lowest responsible bidder is Meade Inc., Willowbrook, Illinois, in the amount of $157,981.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction to begin in 2026 and designated as Section 26-00268-32-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 the Delany Road Traffic Signal Detection Modernization project, and designated as Section 26-00268-32-TL; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on April 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bid being as follows:
Meade Inc.
Willowbrook, Illinois
$157,981
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, in the amount of $157,981, 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 the amount of $157,981, 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 Delany Road Traffic Signal Detection Modernization project, and designated as Section 26-00268-32-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 $190,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on May 12, 2026.