Lake County, IL
File #: 08-0978    Version: 1 Name: Snow Plow and Removal Services
Type: resolution Status: Passed
File created: 11/7/2008 In control: Financial & Administrative Committee
On agenda: Final action: 11/18/2008
Title: Resolution authorizing a one-year contract, with renewals with Ground Up Snow and Ice Control of Grayslake, IL for Snow Plowing and Removal Services for various Lake County locations in the estimated amount of $53,095.
Title
Resolution authorizing a one-year contract, with renewals with Ground Up Snow and Ice Control of Grayslake, IL for Snow Plowing and Removal Services for various Lake County locations in the estimated amount of $53,095.

Staff Summary
· Lake County desires to enter into a one-year contract with Ground Up Snow and Ice Control of Grayslake, IL for Snow Plowing and Removal Services for the Mundelein, Round Lake Beach and Park City Branch Courts, Children’s Advocacy Center and Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO).
· Invitations for bid were extended to nine (9) vendors; sealed bids were received from five (5) vendors.
· Ground Up Snow and Ice Control of Grayslake, IL is the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in the estimated amount of $53,095 charged to various Lake County accounts.
· Other bids received ranged in price from $54,290 to $85,625.

Body
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 4-102 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, bids were called for by publication for Snow Plowing and Removal Services for the Mundelein, Round Lake Beach and Park City Branch Courts, Children’s Advocacy Center and Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) and various other locations; and

WHEREAS, invitations for bids were extended to nine (9) vendors; and

WHEREAS, sealed bids were received from five (5) vendors and opened in the in the County Building, Waukegan, Illinois on Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.; and

WHEREAS, Ground Up Snow and Ice Control of Grayslake, IL is the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in the estimated amount of $53,095; other bids were received from Everest Snow Management, Hickory Hills, IL in the amount of $54,290; Landscape Concepts Management, Grayslake, IL in the amount of $64,915; Milieu Design, LLC, Wheeling, IL in the amount of $73,505 and Great Oaks Landscaping, Mundelein, IL in the amount of $85,625.

WHEREAS, the estimated amount is calculated by multiplying the estimated snowfall frequency by the unit pric...

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