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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Lake County Grading Company, LLC, Libertyville, Illinois, in the amount of $6,805,318.18 for the resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation (3R) improvement of Deep Lake Road, from Illinois Route 132 to Illinois Route 173, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 3.5 miles.
Staff Summary
• A total of four bids were received, ranging from $6,805,318.18 to $7,927,374.79, and the lowest responsible bidder is Lake County Grading Company, LLC, Libertyville, Illinois, with a contract amount of $6,805,318.18.
• The County Board previously appropriated funds for this improvement.
• This resurfacing improvement has been identified within the County’s pavement management system and is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction in 2025 and designated as Section 19-00999-66-RS.
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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 3R improvement of Deep Lake Road, from Illinois Route 132 to Illinois Route 173, for a total of 3.5 miles, and designated as Section 19-00999-66-RS; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on October 15, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Lake County Grading Company, LLC
Libertyville, Illinois
$6,805,318.18
PirTano Construction Company, LLC
Addison, Illinois
$6,925,206.45
Campanella & Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$7,048,784.67
Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc.
Wauconda, Illinois
$7,927,374.79
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 Lake County Grading Company, LLC, Libertyville, Illinois, their bid being $6,805,318.18 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, by prior resolution at its meeting of November 9, 2021, appropriated $7,475,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds, $1,015,000 of County Bridge funds, and $1,910,000 of Matching Tax funds for this improvement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that a contract be awarded to said Lake County Grading Company, LLC, Libertyville, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $6,805,318.18 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 3R improvement of Deep Lake Road, from Illinois Route 132 to Illinois Route 173, and designated as Section 19-00999-66-RS; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk is hereby directed to transmit four certified originals of this resolution to the district office of the Illinois Department of Transportation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this appropriation be processed by the County Engineer for final approval on behalf 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
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.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on November 12, 2024.