Lake County Illinois - File #: 17-0823

• File #: 17-0823
• Version: 1
• Name: Gages Lake Road Culvert: Emergency Declaration Appropriation and Contract Award Ratification
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/25/2017
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 8/8/2017
• Title: Joint resolution ratifying an emergency procurement contract with Lake County Grading, Libertyville, Illinois, in the amount of $259,517.50 for contractual construction services required to replace the collapsed culvert under Gages Lake Road, between Hunt Club Road and Illinois Route 21, appropriating $300,000 of County Bridge Tax funds, and designated as Section 17-00179-04-DR.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/8/2017	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
8/2/2017	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the regular agenda	Pass
8/2/2017	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title

Joint resolution ratifying an emergency procurement contract with Lake County Grading, Libertyville, Illinois, in the amount of $259,517.50 for contractual construction services required to replace the collapsed culvert under Gages Lake Road, between Hunt Club Road and Illinois Route 21, appropriating $300,000 of County Bridge Tax funds, and designated as Section 17-00179-04-DR.

Staff Summary

•                     Gages Lake Road Culvert: Emergency Declaration Appropriation and Contract Award Ratification.

•                     On July 13, 2017, the Acting County Engineer declared an emergency for the collapsed culvert under Gages Lake Road, between Hunt Club Road and Illinois Route 21.

•                     In accordance with Article 6-103 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, the Acting County Engineer of Lake County certified an emergency procurement for contractual construction services.

•                     The contractor selected to provide emergency contractual construction services is Lake County Grading, Libertyville, Illinois, in the amount of $259,517.50.

•                     This resolution, per Article 6-103 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, ratifies this emergency procurement and appropriates $300,000 of County Bridge Tax funds.                     

Body

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Gages Lake Road, County Highway 34, is a designated route on the County highway system; and

WHEREAS, the culvert under Gages Lake Road, between Hunt Club Road and Illinois Route 21, has collapsed causing a safety hazard for the traveling public; and

WHEREAS, on July 13, 2017, in accordance with Article 6-103 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, the Acting County Engineer of Lake County declared that an emergency existed and certified an emergency procurement; and

WHEREAS, a contract, in the amount of $259,517.50, has been awarded to Lake County Grading, Libertyville, Illinois, a qualified construction firm having the necessary manpower, equipment, materials and expertise to implement the determined repairs to the culvert under Gages Lake Road, between Hunt Club Road and Illinois Route 21; and

WHEREAS, an appropriation of funds is needed.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that the Emergency Procurement authorized by, and effectuated thru, the Acting County Engineer for construction services with Lake County Grading, Libertyville, Illinois, in the amount of $259,517.50 is ratified, a draft copy of said contracts are attached hereto.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there is hereby appropriated $300,000 of County Bridge Tax funds for the repair of the culvert under Gages Lake Road, between Hunt Club Road and Illinois Route 21.

DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on August 8, 2017.