Title
Joint resolution authorizing a contract to provide for the 2013 traffic signal equipment upgrade for existing traffic signal heads to LED and install Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS) at a maximum of 14 intersections, and designated as Section 13-00000-11-GM to Home Towne Electric, Inc., Lake Villa, Illinois, in the amount of $97,155.
Staff Summary
· 2013 Traffic Signal Equipment Upgrade: Contract Award.
· The County maintains 164 traffic signals and various pieces of equipment which annually need to be replaced and upgraded.
· The 2013 work concentrates on upgrading existing traffic signal heads to LED, and installing UPS at a maximum of 14 intersections.
· The added alternative bidding process was used for this letting.
· A total of two bids were received, ranging from $97,155 to $99,957.60, and the lowest responsible bidder is Home Towne Electric, Inc., Lake Villa, Illinois, with a contract amount of $97,155.
Body
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, to provide for the 2013 Traffic Signal Equipment Upgrade to upgrade existing traffic signal heads to LED and install Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS) at the following intersections: Buffalo Grove Road and Old Checker Road; Rollins Road and Clarendon/East End Road; and Saunders Road and Parkway North, and designated as Section 13-00000-11-GM; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the base bid work described above, the added alternative bidding process was used for bidders to provide costs for Alternative A work and Alternative D work, with a total contract award limit of $100,000; and
WHEREAS, added Alternative A includes the installation of LED signals and UPS units to the following intersections: Hart Road and Barrington High School, MLK Drive and Abbott Drive, Rollins Road and Nicole Lane, and Rollins Road and Orchard Lane; and
WHEREAS, added Alternative D includes the installation ...
Click here for full text