Title
Joint resolution authorizing a contract for the installation of new steel pile retaining walls at three locations along Fairfield Road, from approximately 1750 feet north of Illinois Route 60 (the south project limits) to approximately 900 feet south of Townline Road (the north project limits), to Illinois Constructors Corporation, Elburn, Illinois, in the amount of $1,107,126.80, and designated as Section 13-00000-07-GM.
Staff Summary
· 2014 Retaining Wall Maintenance: Contract Award.
· The replacement of these retaining walls is included in the FY2014 program.
· A total of five bids were received ranging from $1,107,126.80 to $1,676,335 and the lowest responsible bidder is Illinois Constructors Corporation, Elburn, Illinois, with a contract amount of $1,107,126.80.
Body
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by this Lake County Board, the County Engineer heretofore called for sealed bids, by publication, for the installation of new steel pile retaining walls at three locations along Fairfield Road, from approximately 1750 feet north of Illinois Route 60 (the south project limits) to approximately 900 feet south of Townline Road (the north project limits), and designated as Section 13-00000-07-GM; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened September 24, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois, a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Illinois Constructors, Corporation
Elburn, IL
$1,107,126.80
Alliance Contractors, Inc.,
Woodstock, IL
$1,122,687.26
Lorig Construction Company
DesPlaines, IL
$1,212,969.35
Copenhaver Construction
Gilberts, IL
$1,314,417.46
Kovolic Construction Company
Franklin Park, IL
$1,676,335
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 Illinois Constructors C...
Click here for full text