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Joint resolution authorizing a contract for the resurfacing of Hart Road, from Lake Cook Road to US Route 14, and Darrell Road, from Roberts Road to Illinois Route 176, to Curran Contracting Company, Crystal Lake, Illinois, in the amount of $1,305,275.50, and designated as Section 12-00999-37-RS.
Staff Summary
· Hart Road and Darrell Road Resurfacing: Contract Award.
· Hart Road and Darrell Road are in need of resurfacing.
· These resurfacing improvements have been identified within the County's pavement management system and are included in the 2013 program.
· A total of two bids were received, ranging from $1,305,275.50 to $1,431,333.13, and the lowest responsible bidder is Curran Contracting Company, Crystal Lake, Illinois, in the amount of $1,305,275.50.
· 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 resurfacing of Hart Road, from Lake Cook Road to US Route 14, and Darrell Road, from Roberts Road to Illinois Route 176, and designated as Section 12-00999-37-RS; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on March 19, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Curran Contracting Company
Crystal Lake, IL
$1,305,275.50
Peter Baker & Son Company
Lake Bluff, IL
$1,431,333.13
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 Curran Contracting Company, Crystal Lake, Illinois, their bid being $1,305,275.50 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution at its meeting of February 12, 2013, appropriated $2,625,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the resurfacing of Hart Road, from Lake Cook Road to US Route 14, and Darrell Road, from Roberts Road to Illinois Route 176.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that a contract be awarded to said Curran Contracting Company, Crystal Lake, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $1,305,275.50, 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 Hart Road, from Lake Cook Road to US Route 14, and Darrell Road, from Roberts Road to Illinois Route 176, and designated as Section 12-00999-37-RS.
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 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 January 18, 2013.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on April 9, 2013.