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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $736,607 for the resurfacing of Russell Road, from the I-94 northbound ramp to Kilbourne Road, and designated as Section 16-00078-16-RS.
Staff Summary
• Russell Road Resurfacing: Contract Award.
• Russell Road, from the I-94 northbound ramp to Kilbourne Road, is in need of resurfacing.
• This resurfacing improvement has been identified within the County’s pavement management system, and is included in the highway improvement program.
• A total of two bids were received, ranging from $736,607 to $816,951.52 and the lowest responsible bidder is Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $736,607.
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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 Russell Road, from I-94 northbound ramp to Kilbourne Road and designated as Section 16-00078-16-RS; and
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
$736,607
Payne & Dolan, Inc.
Antioch, Illinois
$816,951.52
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 $736,607 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution at its meeting of February 14, 2017, appropriated $1,650,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the resurfacing of Russell Road, from I-94 northbound ramp to Kilbourne Road.
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 $736,607, 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 Russell Road, from I-94 northbound ramp to Kilbourne Road, and designated as Section 16-00078-16-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.