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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Home Towne Electric, Inc., Lake Villa, Illinois, in the amount of $99,994, for the 2016 Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) PASSAGE Network improvements along various routes in Lake County, and designated as Section 16-00999-22-TL.
Staff Summary
* 2016 ITS PASSAGE Network: Contract Award.
* The 2016 ITS PASSAGE Network improvements include installing permanent count stations at a maximum of six locations throughout the County. The count stations will be able to provide continuous counts along a roadway 24 hours a day.
* This traffic data will be useful for numerous planning functions, including tracking annual growth, looking at regional trends, and determining adequate factors to apply to Average Daily Traffic (ADT) counts which are usually taken during summer months.
* The added alternative bid process was used which is a combination of the base bid plus alternatives. This allows the Division of Transportation to evaluate responses, consider alternatives, optimize the amount of work that is completed, and maintain alignment with the project budget.
* A total of two bids were received ranging from $99,994 to $100,000, and the lowest responsible bidder is Home Towne Electric, Lake Villa, Illinois, in the amount of $99,994.
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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 2016 ITS PASSAGE Network improvements which includes the installation of permanent count stations at a maximum of six intersection locations throughout the County. The 2016 ITS PASSAGE Network improvements include the intersections of Washington Street and O'Plaine Road; Rollins Road at Wilson Road; and St. Mary's Road at Atkinson Road, and designated as section 16-00999-22-TL; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the base bid work described above, the added alternative bidding process was used for ...
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