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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, in the amount of $1,426,000 for the repair of a deteriorating culvert on Washington Street, west of US Route 45, and appropriating $1,711,000 of County Bridge Tax funds.
Staff Summary
• A culvert on Washington Street, west of US Route 45, is deteriorating and in need of repair.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of two bids were received, ranging from $1,426,000 to $1,499,500, and the lowest responsible bidder is Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, in the amount of $1,426,000.
• This improvement is included in the highway improvement program with construction in 2019, and designated as Section 18-00135-14-DR.
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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 repair of a deteriorating culvert on Washington Street, west of US Route 45; and.
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on May 14, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc.
Wauconda, Illinois
$1,426,000
Foundation Mechanics, LLC
Des Plaines, Illinois
$1,499,500
WHEREAS, the Public Works, Planning and Transportation Committee, the County Engineer and the Purchasing Agent have examined each bid, and it appears that the lowest responsible bidder is Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, their bid being $1,426,000 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation of funds is required.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that a contract be awarded to said Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $1,426,000 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 repair of a deteriorating culvert on Washington Street, and designated as Section 18-00135-14-DR.
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 there is hereby appropriated $1,711,000 of County Bridge Tax funds.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on June 11, 2019.