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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Home Towne Electric, Inc., Lake Villa, Illinois, in the amount of $2,560,475.20 for the traffic signal installation at the intersections of Sunset Avenue at Northern Avenue and Deerfield Parkway at Barclay Boulevard and appropriating $3,073,000 of Matching Tax funds.
Staff Summary
• The improvement includes installing a new traffic signal at the intersections of Sunset Avenue at Northern Avenue, Deerfield Parkway at Barclay Boulevard, non-motorized improvements, access management, and adding one mile of traffic signal fiber optic interconnect along Deerfield Parkway.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of two bids were received, ranging from $2,560,475.20 to $2,815,857.18, and the lowest responsible bidder is Home Towne Electric, Inc., Lake Villa, Illinois, with a contract amount of $2,560,475.20.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction to begin in 2026 and designated as Section 22-00999-92-EG.
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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 installation of new traffic signals at the intersections of Sunset Avenue at Northern Avenue and at Deerfield Parkway at Barclay Boulevard, and designated as Section 22-00999-92-EG; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on November 11, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Home Towne Electric, Inc.
Lake Villa, Illinois
$2,560,475.20
Powerlink Electric, LLC
Vernon Hills, Illinois
$2,815,857.18
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 Home Towne Electric, Inc., Lake Villa, Illinois, their bid being $2,560,475.20 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 Home Towne Electric, Inc., Lake Villa, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $2,560,475.20, 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 installation of new traffic signals at the intersections of Sunset Avenue at Northern Avenue and at Deerfield Parkway at Barclay Boulevard, and designated as Section 22-00999-92-EG; 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 $3,073,000 of Matching Tax funds for these improvements.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on December 9, 2025.