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Joint Resolution awarding a contract to Concord Construction Services, Inc. of Lake Zurich, IL, in the amount of $1,168,300.00 for the Des Plaines River WRF Blower, Flowmeter and Sludge Press Addition Project, charging the costs thereof to various accounts.
Staff Summary
· The County's Des Plaines River Water Reclamation Facility requires equipment modifications and improvements in order to accommodate system growth, improve aerobic digestion performance and increase sludge dewatering capacity. This project includes the installation of one (1) 150 horsepower aeration blower, one (1) 2.0 meter sludge press and six (6) magnetic flowmeters complete with associated piping, electrical and instrumentation work.
· Invitations to bid were extended to fourteen (14) companies and the County received responsive bids from (1) contractor for this work.
· Concord Construction Services of Lake Zurich, IL, submitted a responsive bid and has been deemed by staff to be capable of providing high quality work. Because of the single responsive bid, staff engaged with Concord in a value engineering process to review Concord's bid and identify areas of potential cost savings. As a result of this value engineering process staff had identified $114,492 in savings and will be incorporating this in Change Order #1. The resulting net price after execution of Change Order #1 is $1,053,808 or 6.55% above Engineers estimate.
· Award of this contract is recommended to Concord Construction Services of Lake Zurich, IL, in the amount of $1,168,300 for the Des Plaines River WRF Blower, Flowmeter and Sludge Press Addition Project, charging the costs thereof to various Public Works accounts.
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WHEREAS, the County of Lake owns and operates the Des Plaines River WRF that serves various communities in the Southeast Lake FPA; and
WHEREAS, the Des Plaines River WRF requires new and replacement process equipment in order to operate effectively and efficiently; and
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