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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Sjostrom & Sons, Inc., Rockford, Illinois, in the amount of $31,600 for the repair of the bridge deck on Washington Street, westbound over the Des Plaines River, and designated as Section 14-00067-17-BR.
Staff Summary
· Washington Street, Westbound Over the Des Plaines River, Bridge Repair: Contract Award.
· The bridge deck is in need of repair.
· A total of three bids were received, ranging from $31,600 to $47,185, and the lowest responsible bidder is Sjostrom & Sons, Inc., Rockford, Illinois, in the amount of $31,600.
· This resolution authorizes execution of the contract.
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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 repair of the bridge deck on Washington Street, westbound over the Des Plaines River, and designated as Section 14-00067-17-BR; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on April 14, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois, a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Sjostrom & Sons, Inc.
Rockford, Illinois
$31,600
Path Construction Company
Arlington Heights, Illinois
$33,000
Alliance Contractors, Inc.
Woodstock, Illinois
$47,185
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 Sjostrom & Sons, Inc., Rockford, Illinois, its bid being $31,600 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution at its meeting of August 12, 2014, appropriated $40,000 of County Bridge Tax funds for the repair of the bridge deck on Washington Street, westbound over the Des Plaines River.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that a contract be awarded to said Sjostrom & Sons, Inc., Rockford, Illinois, in accordance with its bid of $31,600, based on estimated quantities and unit prices, and that the Purchasing Agent, the County Clerk, and the County Engineer of Lake County be authorized and they are hereby directed to enter into a contract with said low bidder for the repair of the bridge deck on Washington Street, westbound over the Des Plaines River, and designated as Section 14-00067-17-BR.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in as much as such estimated quantities are the best approximation that can be determined at this time, these quantities may be added to, deducted from, or modified from in the final determination of the contract cost in accordance with Chapter 605 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Act 5, Section 5-205.2 without further Board action, providing the final cost chargeable to the funds appropriated does not exceed the appropriation.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on May 12, 2015.