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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Home Towne Electric, Inc., Lake Villa, Illinois, in the amount of $2,560,475.20 for the traffic signal installation at the intersections of Sunset Avenue at Northern Avenue and Deerfield Parkway at Barclay Boulevard and appropriating $3,073,000 of Matching Tax funds.
Staff Summary
* The improvement includes installing a new traffic signal at the intersections of Sunset Avenue at Northern Avenue, Deerfield Parkway at Barclay Boulevard, non-motorized improvements, access management, and adding one mile of traffic signal fiber optic interconnect along Deerfield Parkway.
* There was a public call for bids, and a total of two bids were received, ranging from $2,560,475.20 to $2,815,857.18, and the lowest responsible bidder is Home Towne Electric, Inc., Lake Villa, Illinois, with a contract amount of $2,560,475.20.
* This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction to begin in 2026 and designated as Section 22-00999-92-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 installation of new traffic signals at the intersections of Sunset Avenue at Northern Avenue and at Deerfield Parkway at Barclay Boulevard, and designated as Section 22-00999-92-EG; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on November 11, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Home Towne Electric, Inc.
Lake Villa, Illinois
$2,560,475.20
Powerlink Electric, LLC
Vernon Hills, Illinois
$2,815,857.18
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 Home Towne Electric, Inc., Lake Villa, Illinois...
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