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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Berger Contractors, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, in the amount of $2,867,174.87 for the intersection improvements of Deep Lake Road at Depot Street, and appropriating $3,555,000 of County Option Motor Fuel Tax funds.
Staff Summary
* The intersection improvements of Deep Lake Road at Depot Street will include the installation of a roundabout and non-motorized improvements.
* The project will require a 100-day closure at the intersection to construct the roundabout.
* The contract includes incentives to the contractor for opening the intersection early and disincentives if the closure goes beyond 100 days. Reducing the duration of the closure is a direct benefit to the public including motorists, residents, first responders, and area schools.
* There was a public call for bids, and a total of six bids were received, ranging from $2,867,174.87 to $3,559,584.56 and the lowest responsible bidder is Berger Contractors, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, in the amount of $2,867,174.87.
* This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction to begin in 2026 and designated as Section 19-00132-05-CH.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, the County Engineer heretofore called for sealed bids, by publication, for the improvements to the intersection of Deep Lake Road at Depot Street, which will include installation of a roundabout and non-motorized improvements, and is designated as Section 19-00132-05-CH; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened December 9, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Berger Contractors, Inc.
Wauconda, Illinois
$2,867,174.87
Campanella & Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$2,926,276.06
Lake County Grading Company, LLC
Libertyville, Illinois
$3,097,...
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