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Joint resolution awarding a contract for the reconstruction of Fairfield Road, from north of Grand Avenue to south of Petite Lake Road, to the lowest responsible bidder Berger Excavating Contractors, Wauconda, Illinois, in the amount of $862,062.89 and designated as Section 00-00180-01-RS.
Staff Summary
· Fairfield Road Reconstruction, North of Grand Avenue to South of Petite Lake Road: Contract Award.
· This improvement is included in the 2013 Highway Improvement Program.
· A total of two bids were received, ranging from $862,062.89 to $870,359.04, and the lowest responsible bidder is Berger Excavating Contractors, Wauconda, Illinois, in the amount of $862,062.89.
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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 reconstruction of Fairfield Road, from north of Grand Avenue to south of Petite Lake Road, and designated as Section 00-00180-01-RS; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on April 16, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Berger Excavating Contractors
Wauconda, IL
$862,062.89
Curran Contracting Company
Crystal Lake, IL
$870,359.04
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 Berger Excavating Contractors, Wauconda, Illinois, their bid being $862,062.89 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution at its meeting of February 12, 2013, appropriated $1,395,000 of Matching Tax funds for the Fairfield Road Reconstruction, and designated as Section 00-00180-01-RS.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that a contract be awarded to said, Berger Excavat...
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