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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Semper Fi Land Services, Inc., Aurora, Illinois, in the amount of $1,254,428.47 for the construction of the Buffalo Creek Wetland Mitigation Bank, and designated as Section 01-00000-00-ES.
Staff Summary
* Buffalo Creek Wetland Mitigation Bank: Contract Award.
* It is necessary to mitigate for impacts to wetlands caused by the construction of improvements to designated routes on the County highway system.
* The use of wetland mitigation banks is an environmentally appropriate and cost-effective way of handling the mitigation of said wetland impacts.
* This is a contract to construct the wetland, purchase plant materials, and to install specialized wetland plants that will meet the standards necessary for creating an Army Corp of Engineers Certified Wetland.
* The County and the Lake County Forest Preserve District (LCFPD) entered into an agreement effective April 28, 2000, as amended, providing for a land exchange and allowing the County to acquire a license from the LCFPD for the purpose of creating "wetland banking credits" that could be used for future public roadway improvements.
* A total of five bids were received, ranging from $1,254,428.47 to $2,377,394.20 and the lowest responsible bidder is Semper Fi Land Services, Inc., Aurora, Illinois, in the amount of $1,254,428.47.
* This project is included in the highway improvement program.
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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 Acting County Engineer heretofore called for sealed bids, by publication, for the construction of the Buffalo Creek Wetland Mitigation Bank, purchase of plant materials, and the installation of specialized wetland plants, and designated as Section 01-00000-00-ES.
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on July 18, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation ...
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