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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Alliance Contractors, Inc., Woodstock, Illinois, in the amount of $3,649,971.75 for the intersection improvements at Washington Street and Illinois Route 21 and appropriating $4,380,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Staff Summary
• The improvement includes the installation of dual left turn lanes on Washington Street, new traffic signals, and other related work.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of four bids were received, ranging from $3,649,971.75 to $4,167,754.25, and the lowest responsible bidder is Alliance Contractors, Inc., Woodstock, Illinois, in the amount of $3,649,971.75.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction to begin in 2026 and designated as Section 22-00999-93-ES.
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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 intersection improvements at Washington Street and Illinois Route 21, and designated as Section 22-00999-93-ES; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on June 2, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Alliance Contractors, Inc.
Woodstock, Illinois
$3,649,971.75
Acura Inc.
Bensenville, Illinois
$3,741,038.14
Campanella & Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$3,855,940.54
Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc.
Wauconda, Illinois
$4,167,754.25
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 Alliance Contractors, Inc., Woodstock, Illinois, their bid being $3,649,971.75 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 Alliance Contractors, Inc., Woodstock, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $3,649,971.75, 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 intersection improvements at Washington Street and Illinois Route 21; and designated as Section 22-00999-93-ES; 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 $4,380,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on July 14, 2026.