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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with H and H Electric Company, Franklin Park, Illinois, in the amount of $566,255.60 for the installation of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) PASSAGE Field Elements along various routes in Lake County, appropriating $680,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Staff Summary
* The ITS PASSAGE Field Elements includes installation of 21 Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) cameras, 4,000 feet of fiber optic cable, nine wireless connections, and three cellular connections to expand the Lake County PASSAGE network along various routes.
* $200,000 in grant funding through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) was provided to support the connection of traffic signals and install PTZ cameras on Illinois Route 59 in the southwest portion of Lake County.
* There was a public call for bids, and a total of two bids were received, ranging from $566,255.60 to $729,750.10, and the lowest responsible bidder is H and H Electric Company, with a contract amount of $566,255.60.
* This project is included in the transportation improvement program with construction planned to begin in 2020, and designated as Section 19-00268-20-TL.
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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 installation of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) PASSAGE Field Elements, along various routes in Lake County, and designated as Section 19-00268-20-TL; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on August 11, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois, a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
H and H Electric Company
Franklin Park, Illinois
$566,255.60
Home Towne Electric, Inc.
Lake Villa, Illinois
$729,750.10
WHEREAS, the Public Works, Planning and Transportation Committee, the County...
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