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Joint resolution authorizing a contract for resurfacing portions of Lewis Avenue and Kenosha Road to Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois in the amount of $3,165,980.56 and designating as Section 11-00999-17-RS.
Staff Summary
· Lewis Avenue and Kenosha Road Resurfacing: Contract Award.
· These resurfacing improvements have been identified within the County's pavement management system and are included in the 2012 program.
· A total of three bids were received, ranging from $3,165,980 to $3,996,923, with the Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois being the lowest responsible bidder with a contract amount of $3,165,980.56.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by this Lake County Board, the County Engineer heretofore called for sealed bids, by publication, for the resurfacing of Lewis Avenue, from York House Road to Wadsworth Road, and from Illinois Route 173 to Russell Road, as well as Kenosha Road, from Illinois Route 173 to Ninth Street, and designated as Section 11-00999-17-RS; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on March 20, 2012 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 & Son Company
Lake Bluff, IL
$3,165,980.56
Curran Contracting Company
Crystal Lake, IL
$3,396,541.66
Payne & Dolan, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
$3,996,923.03
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 Peter Baker & Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, their bid being $3,165,980.56 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution at its meeting of February 14, 2012, appropriated $3,890,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds and $690,000 of Matching Tax funds for the improvement of the aforesaid section.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that a contract be awarded to said Peter Baker & Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $3,165,980.56, 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 Lewis Avenue, from York House Road to Wadsworth Road, and from Illinois Route 173 to Russell Road, as well as Kenosha Road, from Illinois Route173 to Ninth Street and designated as Section 11-00999-17-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 22, 2003.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on April 10, 2012.