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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Rausch Infrastructure, LLC, Des Plaines, Illinois, in the amount of $2,152,618.82 for the Dilleys Road bridge rehabilitation at Mill Creek and appropriating $2,584,000 of Matching Tax funds.
Staff Summary
• The Dilleys Road bridge over Mill Creek will be rehabilitated with the removal and replacement of bridge beams and the bridge deck.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of five bids were received, ranging from $2,152,618.82 to $2,735,850.23, and the lowest responsible bidder is Rausch Infrastructure, LLC, Des Plaines, Illinois, in the amount of $2,152,618.82.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction to begin in 2026 and designated as Section 23-00128-09-BR.
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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 rehabilitation of the Dilleys Road bridge over Mill Creek, and designated as Section 23-00128-09-BR; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on March 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Rausch Infrastructure, LLC
Des Plaines, Illinois
$2,152,618.82
Dunnet Bay Construction Company
Glendale Heights, Illinois
$2,158,709.11
Lorig Construction Company
Des Plaines, Illinois
$2,184,850.75
Alliance Contractors, Inc.
Woodstock, Illinois
$2,214,472.78
MYS Incorporated
Palos Heights, Illinois
$2,735,850.23
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 Rausch Infrastructure, LLC, Des Plaines, Illinois, their bid being $2,152,618.82, 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 Rausch Infrastructure, LLC, Des Plaines, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $2,152,618.82, 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 rehabilitation of the Dilleys Road bridge at Mill Creek, and designated as Section 23-00128-09-BR; 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 $2,584,000 of Matching Tax funds.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on April 14, 2026.