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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $2,037,134.14 for the resurfacing of Aptakisic Road, from Buffalo Grove Road to Illinois Route 21, and Buffalo Grove Road, from Lake Cook Road to Illinois Route 83, and designated as Section 16-00999-26-RS.
Staff Summary
• Aptakisic Road and Buffalo Grove Road Resurfacing: Contract Award.
• Aptakisic Road, from Buffalo Grove Road to Illinois Route 21, and Buffalo Grove Road, from Lake Cook Road to Illinois Route 83, are in need of resurfacing.
• These resurfacing improvements have been identified within the County’s pavement management system, and are included in the highway improvement program.
• A total of three bids were received, ranging from $2,037,134.14 to $2,319,001.29, and the lowest responsible bidder is Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $2,037,134.14.
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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 Aptakisic Road, from Buffalo Grove Road to Illinois Route 21, and Buffalo Grove Road, from Lake Cook Road to Illinois Route 83; and designated as Section 16-00999-26-RS.
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on March 21, 2017, 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
$2,037,134.14
Lorig Construction Company
Des Plaines, Illinois
$2,318,385.80
J.A. Johnson Paving Company
Arlington Heights, Illinois
$2,319,001.29
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 $2,037,134.14 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution at its meeting of February 14, 2017, appropriated $3,870,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the resurfacing of Aptakisic Road, from Buffalo Grove Road to Illinois Route 21, and Buffalo Grove Road, from Lake Cook Road to Illinois Route 83.
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 $2,037,134.14, 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 Aptakisic Road, from Buffalo Grove Road to Illinois Route 21, and Buffalo Grove Road, from Lake Cook Road to Illinois Route 83 and designated as Section 16-00999-26-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 appropriation 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 April 11, 2017.