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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Home Towne Electric, Inc., Lake Villa, Illinois, in the amount of $999,998.50 for the installation of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) PASSAGE Field Elements along various routes in Lake County, and appropriating $1,200,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Staff Summary
• The ITS PASSAGE Field Elements project includes installation of approximately 13,000 feet of fiber optic cable, 12,000 feet of conduit, four wireless connections, one cellular modem, 11 Pan Tilt Zoom cameras, seven Layer II network switches, one Layer III network switch, and one video detection system to expand the Lake County PASSAGE network along various routes.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of one bid received, in the amount of $999,998.50, and the lowest responsible bidder is Home Towne Electric, Inc., Lake Villa, Illinois, with a contract amount of $999,998.50.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction planned to begin in 2026 and designated as Section 24-00268-29-TL.
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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 installation of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) PASSAGE Field Elements along various routes in Lake County, and designated as Section 24-00268-29-TL; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on November 11, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois, a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Home Towne Electric, Inc.
Lake Villa, Illinois
$999,998.50
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 Home Towne Electric, Inc., Lake Villa, Illinois, their bid being $999,998.50 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 Home Towne Electric, Inc., Lake Villa, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $999,998.50 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 to provide for the installation of Intelligent Transportation System PASSAGE Field Elements, and designated as Section 24-00268-29-TL; 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 $1,200,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on December 9, 2025.