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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Pieper Electric, Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the amount of $40,012 for the replacement of the existing 400 amp, 480 volt grounded “B” electrical service with a 400 amp 277/480 volt electric service at building E located at the Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois.
Staff Summary
• Division of Transportation, Building E Electrical Service Work: Contract Award.
• The Division of Transportation needs to replace electric service at building E.
• This project will be paid from the Division of Transportation’s operating budget.
• A total of three bids were received, ranging from $40,012 to $69,513, and the lowest responsible bidder is Pieper Electric of Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the amount of $40,012.
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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 replacing the 400 amp 480 volt electric service with a 400 amp 277/480 volt electric service at building E located at the Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on September 19, 2013, at 10:00 AM at the Lake County Permit Facility in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids as follows:
Pieper Electric
Kenosha, WI
$40,012
Homestead Electric
Ingleside, IL
$43,900
Electrical Contractors Inc.
Mundelein, IL
$69,513
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 Pieper Electric, Kenosha Wisconsin, their bid being $40,012, based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, the project will be funded from the Division of Transportation’s 2013 operating budget.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board that a contract be awarded to said Pieper Electric, Kenosha Wisconsin, in accordance with their bid of $40,012 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 replacing the 400 amp 480 volt electric service with a 400 amp 277/480 volt electric service at building E located at the Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on October 8, 2013.