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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Campanella & Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $90,679 for the demolition of the structure located at 1918 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, which is required for the reconstruction of Lewis Avenue, from Illinois Route 137 to Belvidere Road.
Staff Summary
• The County Board authorized the purchase of this property at their November 14, 2023 meeting.
• The demolition of real property is necessary for the reconstruction of Lewis Avenue.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of two bids were received, ranging from $90,679 to $105,711.75, and the lowest responsible bidder is Campanella & Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $90,679.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction to begin in 2024 and designated as Section 23-00082-12-BD.
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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 demolition of the structure located at 1918 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, which is required for the reconstruction of Lewis Avenue, from Illinois Route 137 to Belvidere Road, and designated as Section 23-00082-12-BD; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on June 4, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Campanella and Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$90,679
Lake County Grading Company, LLC
Libertyville, Illinois
$105,711.75
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 Campanella & Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, their bid being $90,679 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, by prior resolution at its November 14, 2023, meeting, appropriated $250,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for the purchase of the property located at 1918 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and the demolition of the structure located at this address.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that a contract be awarded to said Campanella & Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $90,679, 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 demolition of the structure located at 1918 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, which is required for the reconstruction of Lewis Avenue, from Illinois Route 137 to Belvidere Road; and designated as Section 23-00082-12-BD; 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.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on July 9, 2024.