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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Berger Contractors, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, in the amount of $2,444,231.64 for the expansion of detention basins on the Renwood Golf Course to accommodate the upcoming Hainesville Road improvements and appropriating $2,934,000 of County Bridge Tax funds.
Staff Summary
• The County needs to expand two existing detention basins on the Renwood Golf Course to accommodate the upcoming roadway improvements of Hainesville Road, from Washington Street to Rollins Road.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of three bids were received, ranging from $2,444,231.64 to $3,094,518.70, and the lowest responsible bidder is Berger Contractors, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, in the amount of $2,444,231.64.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction to begin in 2024 and designated as Section 23-00072-15-DR.
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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 expansion of two existing detention basins on the Renwood Golf Course, and designated as Section 23-00072-15-DR; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on July 9, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Berger Contractors, Inc.
Wauconda, Illinois
$2,444,231.64
Lake County Grading Company, LLC
Libertyville, Illinois
$2,991,078.88
Campanella & Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$3,094,518.70
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 Berger Contractors, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, their bid being $2,444,231.64 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 Berger Contractors, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $2,444,231.64, 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 expansion of existing detention basins and other drainage improvement on the Renwood Golf Course, and designated as Section 23-00072-15-DR; 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 $2,934,000 of County Bridge Tax funds for these improvements.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on August 13, 2024.