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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $2,040,437.17, for the resurfacing of Lewis Avenue, from north of Argonne Drive to 14th Street and from Sunset Avenue to York House Road, including the removal of a pedestrian bridge at Blanchard Road and the construction of a sidewalk on the west side of Lewis Avenue, from Blanchard Road to Ballentine Street, and designated as Section 14-00999-05-RS.
Staff Summary
· Lewis Avenue Resurfacing: Contract Award.
· Lewis Avenue, from Sunset Avenue to York House Road, and from north of Argonne Drive to 14th Street (a municipal extension of a County highway) is in need of resurfacing.
· This project will include the removal of a pedestrian bridge at Blanchard Road and the construction of a sidewalk on the west side of Lewis, from Blanchard Road to Ballentine Street.
· The City of Waukegan will have jurisdiction and future maintenance responsibilities for the municipal sidewalk.
· This resurfacing improvement has been identified within the County's pavement management system and is included in the 2015 program and budget.
· A total of three bids were received, ranging from $2,040,437.17 to $2,224,407.25, and the lowest responsible bidder is Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $2,040,437.17.
· 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 resurfacing of Lewis Avenue, from north of Argonne Drive to 14th Street and from Sunset Avenue to York House Road, including the removal of a pedestrian bridge at Blanchard Road and the construction of a sidewalk on the west side of Lewis Avenue, from Blanchard Road to Ballentine Street, and designated as Section 14-00999-05-RS; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on May 19, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Peter Baker and Son Company
Lake Bluff, Illinois
$2,040,437.17
J. A. Johnson Paving Company
Arlington Heights, Illinois
$2,098,890
Payne & Dolan, Inc.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
$2,224,407.25
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 Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, their bid being $2,040,437.17 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution at its meeting of April 14, 2015, appropriated $1,425,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds, $1,605,000 of Matching Tax funds and $90,000 of County Bridge Tax funds for the resurfacing of Lewis Avenue, from north of Argonne Drive to 14th Street and from Sunset Avenue to York House Road, including the removal of a pedestrian bridge at Blanchard Road and the construction of a sidewalk on the west side of Lewis Avenue, from Blanchard Road to Ballentine Street.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that a contract be awarded to said Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $2,040,437.17, 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 resurfacing of Lewis Avenue, from north of Argonne Drive to 14th Street and from Sunset Avenue to York House Road, including the removal of a pedestrian bridge at Blanchard Road and the construction of a sidewalk on the west side of Lewis Avenue, from Blanchard Road to Ballentine Street, and designated as Section 14-00999-05-RS.
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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this award be processed by the County Engineer for final approval of the Illinois Department of Transportation in accordance with the "Agreement of Understanding" between the Illinois Department of Transportation and Lake County, dated January 18, 2013.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on June 9, 2015.