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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Campanella & Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $3,266,544.26 for the reconstruction of the intersection of Winchester Road and Illinois Route 83 and appropriating $3,920,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Staff Summary
• The intersection of Winchester Road at Illinois Route 83 will be realigned with the installation of a traffic signal and turn lanes.
• The project requires a 90-day closure to construct the intersection improvement.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of three bids were received, ranging from $3,266,544.26 to $3,479,204.12, and the lowest responsible bidder is Campanella & Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $3,266,544.26.
• The Illinois Department of Transportation will reimburse the County for 50 percent of the construction costs up to $1,550,000.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program and designated as Section 16-00170-13-CH.
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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 reconstruction of the intersection of Winchester Road and Illinois Route 83 which will be improved including new traffic signals, and designated as Section 16-00170-13-CH; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on July 9, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Campanella & Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$3,266,544.26
Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc.
Wauconda, Illinois
$3,326,224.30
Lake County Grading Company, LLC
Libertyville, Illinois
$3,479,204.12
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 Campanella & Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, their bid being $3,266,544.26 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, the project requires a 90-day closure of the intersection in order to construct the improvements; and
WHEREAS, the contract includes an incentive to the contractor for opening the road early and a disincentive if the closure goes beyond the planned 90 days; 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 Campanella & Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $3,266,544.26, 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 reconstruction of the intersection of Winchester Road and Illinois Route 83; and designated as Section 16-00170-13-CH; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Engineer, for the processing of contract change orders, is hereby authorized and directed to treat the awarded base construction cost as the low bid amount of $3,266,544.26 plus any detour incentives up to a maximum of $50,000; 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 $3,920,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on August 13, 2024.