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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Lorig Construction Company, Des Plaines, Illinois, in the amount of $85,483 for the replacement of the pedestrian bridge deck on the Robert McClory Bike Path over Illinois Route 173, and appropriating $103,000 of County Bridge Tax funds.
Staff Summary
• The pedestrian bridge deck on the Robert McClory Bike Path over Illinois Route 173 is at the end of its useful life and needs to be replaced.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of four bids were received, ranging from $85,483 to $250,680, and the lowest responsible bidder is Lorig Construction Company, Des Plaines, Illinois, in the amount of $85,483.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction to begin in 2026 and designated as Section 24-00173-19-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 replacement of the pedestrian bridge deck on the Robert McClory Bike Path over Illinois Route 173, and designated as Section 24-00173-19-BR; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on October 14, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Lorig Construction Company
Des Plaines, Illinois
$85,483
MYS Incorporated
Palos Heights, Illinois
$106,309.04
Alliance Contractors, Inc.
Woodstock, Illinois
$134,068
Copenhaver Construction
Union, Illinois
$250,680
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 Lorig Construction Company, Des Plaines, Illinois, their bid being $85,483, 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 Lorig Construction Company, Des Plaines, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $85,483, 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 replacement of the pedestrian bridge deck on the Robert McClory Bike Path over Illinois Route 173, and designated as Section 24-00173-19-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 $103,000 of County Bridge Tax funds.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on November 18, 2025.