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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Campanella & Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $7,219,693.30 for the intersection improvements of Russell Road at Kenosha Road and Lewis Avenue, and appropriating $8,830,000 of County Option Motor Fuel Tax funds.
Staff Summary
* The intersection improvements of Russell Road at Kenosha Road and Lewis Avenue will include the installation of roundabouts and non-motorized improvements.
* The project will require separate 90-day closures at each intersection to construct the roundabouts.
* The contract includes incentives to the contractor for opening each intersection early and disincentives if each closure goes beyond 90 days, as reducing the duration of the closure is a direct benefit to the motorists and residents including first responders and area schools.
* There was a public call for bids, and a total of four bids were received, ranging from $7,219,693.30 to $9,782,740.25 and the lowest responsible bidder is Campanella & Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $7,219,693.30.
* This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction to begin in 2026 and designated as Section 18-00999-57-EG.
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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 intersection improvements of Russell Road at Kenosha Road and Lewis Avenue which will include installation of roundabouts and non-motorized improvements, and is designated as Section 18-00999-57-EG; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened September 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:
Campanella & Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$7,219,693.30
Lake County Grading Company, LLC
Libertyville, Illinois
$7,780,264.73
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