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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Campanella and Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $2,561,393.19 for the intersection improvement of Wadsworth Road at Dilleys Road and appropriating $3,150,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Staff Summary
* The intersection of Wadsworth Road at Dilleys Road will be improved with a roundabout.
* There was a public call for bids. A total of three bids were received, ranging from $2,561,393.19 to $3,053,272.78. The lowest responsible bidder is Campanella and Sons, Inc., in the amount of $2,561,393.19.
* The project requires a 90-day closure of the intersection to construct the roundabout.
* The contract includes an incentive to the contractor for opening the road early and a disincentive if the closure goes beyond the planned 90 days.
* The detour incentive is $7,500 per day for a maximum of ten days and the disincentive is $18,000 per day without a maximum.
* Reducing the duration of the closure is a direct benefit to motorists including first responders and area schools.
* This project is included in the highway improvement program with construction planned to begin in 2020, and designated as Section 17-00076-19-CH.
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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 intersection improvements of Wadsworth Road at Dilleys Road; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on April 14, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Campanella and Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$2,561,393.19
Lake County Grading Company
Libertyville, Illinois
$2,970,646.83
Berger Excavating Contractors
Wauconda, Illinois
$3,053,272.78
WHEREAS, the Public Works, Planning and Transportation Committee, the County Engineer and th...
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