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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Peter Baker & Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $1,141,427.94 for the resurfacing of Cedar Lake Road, from Illinois Route 60 to Townline Road, and appropriating $1,370,000 of Matching Tax funds.
Staff Summary
• The improvement will include pavement resurfacing, widening of paved shoulders, and other related items.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of three bids were received, ranging from $1,141,427.94 to $1,551,988.50, and the lowest responsible bidder is Peter Baker & Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $1,141,427.94.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction in 2026 and designated as Section 26-00266-04-RS.
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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 resurfacing of Cedar Lake Road, from Illinois Route 60 to Townline Road, and designated as Section 26-00266-04-RS; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on June 2, 2026, 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, Illinois
$1,141,427.94
Geske and Sons, Inc.
Crystal Lake, Illinois
$1,458,865.60
Curran Contracting Company
Crystal Lake, Illinois
$1,551,988.50
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 $1,141,427.94, 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 Peter Baker & Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $1,141,427.94, 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 Cedar Lake Road, from Illinois Route 60 to Townline Road, and designated as Section 26-00266-04-RS; 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 $1,370,000 of Matching Tax funds for these improvements.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on July 14, 2026.