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Joint resolution authorizing a contract for the construction improvement of Peterson Road, from Illinois Route 83 to Franklin Boulevard, to Berger Excavating, Wauconda, Illinois, in the amount of $10,833,869.69, and designated as Section 07-00098-17-WR.
Staff Summary
· Peterson Road Widening: Contract Award.
· Peterson Road, from Illinois Route 83 to Franklin Boulevard, will be improved from a two-lane roadway to a four-lane divided roadway with concrete pavement, landscaped median, the installation of new traffic signals, the signal interconnection with Lake County PASSAGE, and a bike path on the north side.
· This improvement is included in the 2014 program.
· A total of three bids were received, ranging from $10,833,869.69 to $14,359,849.50, and the lowest responsible bidder is Berger Excavating, Wauconda, Illinois, in the amount of $10,833,869.69.
· This resolution authorizes execution of the contract.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by this Lake County Board, the County Engineer heretofore called for sealed bids, by publication, for the construction improvement of Peterson Road, from Illinois Route 83 to Franklin Boulevard, and designated as Section 07-00098-17-WR; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on February 18, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Berger Excavating
Wauconda, IL
$10,833,869.69
Lake County Grading Co. & Alliance Contractors
Libertyville, IL
$11,645,229.93
A Lamp Concrete Contractors
Schaumburg, IL
$14,359,849.50
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 Berger Excavating, Wauconda, Illinois, their bid being $10,833,869.69 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution at its meeting of March 12, 2013, appropriated $9,240,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds, $3,720,000 of Matching Tax funds, $3,000,000 of County Bridge Tax funds, and $240,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the construction improvement of Peterson Road, from Illinois Route 83 to Franklin Boulevard.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that a contract be awarded to said Berger Excavating, Wauconda, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $10,833,869.69, 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 construction improvement of Peterson Road, from Illinois Route 83 to Franklin Boulevard, and designated as Section 07-00098-17-WR.
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.
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 January 18, 2013.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on March 11, 2014.