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Joint resolution authorizing execution of a contract with Bolder Contractors of Cary, Illinois, in the amount of $3,528,111 for the Saunders Road Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project Phase 1 in Riverwoods, Illinois.
Staff Summary
• Lake County Public Works has sanitary sewer facilities installed along Saunders Road in the Riverwoods area that serves residents and businesses in the Villages of Bannockburn, Lincolnshire, and Riverwoods.
• An engineering analysis was completed to determine if the sewer facilities could accommodate existing flows and future growth. The evaluation recommended improving the sewer system in these areas to meet projected system demands.
• The Saunders Road Sanitary Sewer Improvements will be constructed in two phases; Phase 1 will install an additional 10-inch diameter force main pipe, and Phase 2 will replace the lift station and gravity sewer pipe.
• For the Saunders Road Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project Phase 1, the County received bids from two contractors for this work ranging from $3,528,111 to $4,919,235.91.
• The award of this contract is recommended to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Bolder Contractors of Cary, Illinois, who best meets the needs of the County in the amount of $3,528,111.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the County of Lake (County) owns, operates, and maintains numerous lift stations with force mains throughout the County including the Saunders Road Lift Station; and
WHEREAS, an additional force main along Saunders Road is required to meet current and future sanitary sewer transportation needs; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, bids were called for by publication of the Saunders Road Force Main Improvements Project; and
WHEREAS, Bolder Construction is the lowest responsive, responsible bidder in the amount of $3,528,111.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is hereby authorized and directed to execute a contract with Bolder Contractors, of Cary, Illinois in the amount of $3,528,111 for the Saunders Road Force Main Improvements Project.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on July 11, 2023.