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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Copenhaver Construction, Inc., Union, Illinois, in the amount of $4,421,079.17 for non-motorized improvements along Washington Street, from Sextant Drive to Almond Road, and appropriating $5,305,000 of County Option Motor Fuel Tax funds.
Staff Summary
• The improvements include installing a new bike path along the south side of Washington Street from Mainsail Drive to United States Route 45, and on the north side of Washington Street from United States Route 45 to Almond Road.
• The improvements also include installing new sidewalk along the north side of Washington Street from Sextant Drive to Mainsail Drive, and along the south side of Washington Street from Tangueray Drive to Almond Road.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of seven bids were received, ranging from $4,421,079.17 to $5,359,516.20 and the lowest responsible bidder is Copenhaver Construction, Inc., Union, Illinois, in the amount of $4,421,079.17.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction to begin in 2026 and designated as Section 21-00110-15-BT.
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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 Washington Street non-motorized improvements, and is designated as Section 21-00110-15-BT; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened December 9, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Copenhaver Construction, Inc.
Union, Illinois
$4,421,079.17
Berger Contractors, Inc.
Wauconda, Illinois
$4,873,814.82
Acura Inc.
Bensenville, Illinois
$5,036,304.56
Lorig Construction Company
Des Plaines, Illinois
$5,095,361.39
A Lamp Concrete Contractors, Inc.
Schaumburg, Illinois
$5,147,912.34
D’Land Construction LLC
Algonquin, Illinois
$5,281,421.16
Campanella & Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$5,359,516.20
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 Copenhaver Construction, Inc., Union, Illinois, their bid being $4,421,079.17, 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 Copenhaver Construction, Inc., Union, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $4,421,079.17, 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 Washington Street non-motorized improvements and designated as Section 21-00110-15-BT; 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 $5,305,000 of County Option Motor Fuel Tax funds for these improvements.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on January 13, 2026.