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Joint Resolution awarding a contract for the installation of traffic control signals with interconnect at the intersection of Darrell Road (County Highway 44) and Bonner Road (County Highway 61) and designated as Section 08-00107-08-TL, to the lowest responsible bidder Home Towne Electric, Inc., Lake Villa, Illinois, in the amount of $255,033.80.
Staff Summary
· Darrell Road at Bonner Road, Traffic Signal Installation: Contract Award
· Traffic control signals will be installed at the intersection of Darrell Road and Bonner Road.
· A total of 2 bids were opened on July 15, 2008 and the lowest responsible bidder is Home Towne Electric, Lake Villa, IL with a contract amount of $255,033.80.
· The appropriation is $340,000 of Matching Tax funds for construction.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by this Board of Lake County, the County Engineer heretofore called for sealed bids by publication for the installation of traffic control signals with interconnect at the intersection of Darrell Road (County Highway 44) and Bonner Road (County Highway 61) and designated as Section 08-00107-08-TL; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on July 15, 2008, 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, IL……………… $255,033.80
Hecker and Company, Inc. Wheeling, IL………………... $260,866.70
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., Illinois, their bid being $255,033.80 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, by prior resolution at its meeting of June 10, 2008, appropriated $340,000.00 of Matching Tax funds for the improvement of...
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