Title
Joint resolution authorizing execution of a contract with Manusos General Contracting Inc. of Fox Lake, Illinois, in the amount of $7,347,000 for the White Deer Run Reservoir Project.
Staff Summary
• Lake County Public Works’ Vernon Hills Water System serves approximately 30,000 residents in in the Village of Vernon Hills and surrounding areas, including unincorporated Knollwood and Rondout, as well as parts of Mettawa.
• Additional drinking water storage is required to provide reliable and resilient service to these communities, which include transit/employment centers, educational institutions, and increasing redevelopment.
• The most economical and efficient method to provide storage is to construct a new two-million-gallon water storage reservoir at the White Deer Run site in Vernon Hills.
• The County received bids from four contractors for the work to construct the reservoir, ranging from $7,347,000 to $10,849,417.
• Award of this contract is recommended to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Manusos General Contracting Inc. of Fox Lake, Illinois, in the amount of $7,347,000.
• This resolution authorizes and directs the County Purchasing Agent to execute a contract with Manusos General Contracting Inc. of Fox Lake, Illinois, in the amount of $7,347,000.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the County of Lake (County) owns, operates and maintains numerous water systems throughout the County including the Vernon Hills Water System, which serves approximately 30,000 residents in the Village of Vernon Hills and surrounding areas; and
WHEREAS, the Vernon Hills Water System requires additional drinking water storage; and
WHEREAS, the addition of a new two-million-gallon water storage reservoir to the Vernon Hills Water System is the most economical and efficient method to ensure continued reliable service; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, bids were called for by publication for the White Deer Run Reservoir Project; and
WHEREAS, Manusos General Contracting Inc. is the lowest responsive, responsible bidder in the amount of $7,347,000; the other bids received were $7,975,800, $9,869,000, and $10,849,417.
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 Manusos General Contracting Inc. of Fox Lake, Illinois, in the amount of $7,347,000 for the White Deer Run Reservoir Project.
DATED, at Waukegan, Illinois, on June 13, 2023.