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Joint resolution authorizing a contract for the repair of drain tile on the south side of Washington Street, east of Illinois Route 83, to Campanella & Sons, Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $66,932.97, and designated as Section 13-00135-12-DR.
Staff Summary
· Washington Street Drain Tile Repairs: Contract Award.
· This improvement is included in the 2014 Highway Improvement Program.
· A total of four bids were received, ranging from $66,932.97 to $118,803, and the lowest responsible bidder is Campanella & Sons, Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $66,932.97.
· This resolution authorizes execution of the contract.
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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 Washington Street Drain Tile Repairs, and designated as Section 13-00135-12-DR; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on February 18, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Campanella & Sons
Wadsworth, IL
$66,932.97
Berger Excavating
Wauconda, IL
$68,460
Copenhaver Construction Inc
Gilberts, IL
$73,196
Landmark Contractors Inc.
Huntley, IL
118,803
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 Campanella & Sons, Wadsworth, Illinois, their bid being $66,932.97 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution at its meeting of January 14, 2014, appropriated $105,000 of County Bridge Tax Funds for the repair of drain tile on the south side of Washington Street, east of Illinois Route 83.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that a contract be awarded to said Campanella & Sons, Wadsworth, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $66,932.97, 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 repair of drain tile on the south side of Washington Street, east of Illinois Route 83, and designated as Section 13-00135-12-DR.
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 11, 2014.