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Joint resolution authorizing a contract for the resurfacing of Sunset Avenue, Golf Road, and Greenwood Avenue, from Illinois Route 131 to Sheridan Road, to Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $2,311,530.15, and designated as Section 12-00108-05-RS.
Staff Summary
· Sunset Avenue, Golf Road, and Greenwood Avenue Resurfacing: Contract Award.
· Sunset Avenue, Golf Road, and Greenwood Avenue, from Illinois Route 131 to Sheridan Road, are in need of resurfacing.
· These resurfacing improvements have been identified within the County's pavement management system and are included in the 2013 program.
· A total of four bids were received, ranging from $2,311,530.15 to $2,889,188.38, and the lowest responsible bidder is Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, with a contract amount of $2,311,530.15.
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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 resurfacing of Sunset Avenue, Golf Road and Greenwood Avenue, and designated as Section 12-00108-05-RS; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on December 18, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Peter Baker & Son Company
Lake Bluff, IL
$2,311,530.15
Curran Contracting Company
Crystal Lake, IL
$2,318,186.17
J. A. Johnson Paving Company
Arlington Heights, IL
$2,877,082.76
Payne & Dolan, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
$2,889,188.38
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 Peter Baker & Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, their bid being $2,311,530.15 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution at its meeting of November 20, 2012, appropriated $3,110,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the resurfacing of Sunset Avenue, Golf Road and Greenwood Avenue.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that a contract be awarded to said Peter Baker & Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $2,311,530.15, 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 resurfacing of Sunset Avenue, Golf Road and Greenwood Avenue and designated as Section 12-00108-05-RS.
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, provided the final cost chargeable to the funds appropriated does not exceed the appropriation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this award be processed by the County Engineer for final approval of the Illinois Department of Transportation in accordance with the "Agreement of Understanding" between the Illinois Department of Transportation and Lake County, dated January 22, 2003.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on January 15, 2013.