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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Rausch Infrastructure, LLC, Des Plaines, Illinois, in the amount of $1,695,915.56 for the replacement of the Stearns School Road at Mill Creek triple barrel culverts with a single span bridge structure, appropriating $2,035,000 of County Option Motor Fuel Tax funds.
Staff Summary
* There was a public call for bids, and a total of five bids were received, ranging from $1,695,915.56 to $2,270,410.53, and the lowest responsible bidder is Rausch Infrastructure, LLC, Des Plaines, Illinois, in the amount of $1,695,915.56.
* This improvement is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction in 2023, and designated as Section 20-00235-02-BR.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by this Lake County Board, the County Engineer heretofore called for sealed bids, by publication, for the replacement of the Stearns School Road at Mill Creek triple barrel culverts with a single span bridge structure, and designated as Section 20-00235-02-BR; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on February 7, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Rausch Infrastructure, LLC
Des Plaines, Illinois
$1,695,915.56
Lorig Construction Company
Des Plaines, Illinois
$1,706,065.16
Alliance Contractors, Inc.
Woodstock, Illinois
$1,874,109.34
F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC
Chicago, Illinois
$1,981,197.26
Areatha Construction Co., Inc.
Streamwood, Illinois
$2,270,410.53
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 Rausch Infrastructure, LLC, Des Plaines, Illinois, their bid being $1,695,915.56 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation of funds is required.
NOW, T...
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