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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Lorig Construction Company, Des Plaines, Illinois, in the amount of $736,689.65 for the removal and replacement of a culvert on West Edwards Road in the Antioch Township Road District, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of .01 miles.
Staff Summary
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of four bids were received, ranging from $736,689.65 to $1,457,485.90, and the lowest responsible bidder is Lorig Construction Company, Des Plaines, Illinois, in the amount of $736,689.65.
• This improvement is designated as Section 18-01102-01-BR.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by this Lake County Board and the Antioch Township Road District Highway Commissioner, the County Engineer heretofore called for sealed bids, by publication, for the removal and replacement of a culvert on West Edwards Road in the Antioch Township Road District.
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on May 14, 2019, 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
$736,689.65
Rausch Infrastructure, LLC
Des Plaines, Illinois
$992,412.15
Campanella & Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$1,103,471.01
Berger Excavating Contractors
Wauconda, Illinois
$1,457,485.90
WHEREAS, the Public Works, Planning 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 $736,689.65 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that a contract be awarded to said Lorig Construction Company, Des Plaines, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $736,689.65 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 removal and replacement of a culvert on West Edwards Road in the Antioch Township Road District, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of .01 miles, and designated as Section 18-01102-01-BR.
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.
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 May 3, 2018, and subject to the approval of the Antioch Township Road District Commissioner.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on June 11, 2019.