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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Campanella & Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $3,266,544.26 for the reconstruction of the intersection of Winchester Road and Illinois Route 83 and appropriating $3,920,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Staff Summary
* The intersection of Winchester Road at Illinois Route 83 will be realigned with the installation of a traffic signal and turn lanes.
* The project requires a 90-day closure to construct the intersection improvement.
* There was a public call for bids, and a total of three bids were received, ranging from $3,266,544.26 to $3,479,204.12, and the lowest responsible bidder is Campanella & Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $3,266,544.26.
* The Illinois Department of Transportation[SK1] will reimburse the County for 50 percent of the construction costs up to $1,550,000.
* This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program and designated as Section 16-00170-13-CH.
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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 reconstruction of the intersection of Winchester Road and Illinois Route 83 which will be improved including new traffic signals, and designated as Section 16-00170-13-CH; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on July 9, 2024, 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
$3,266,544.26
Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc.
Wauconda, Illinois
$3,326,224.30
Lake County Grading Company, LLC
Libertyville, Illinois
$3,479,204.12
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 Campa...
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