Lake County, IL
File #: 17-1333    Version: 1 Name: Gilmer Road Retaining Wall and Culvert Replacement Contract Award
Type: resolution Status: Passed
File created: 11/28/2017 In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
On agenda: Final action: 12/12/2017
Title: Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Martam Construction, Inc., Elgin, Illinois, in the amount of $568,224.80 for the retaining wall maintenance and culvert replacement on Gilmer Road and Sequoia Road, and designated as Section 14-00000-07-GM.
Attachments: 1. 17-1333 Bid Tab Gilmer Road Contract Award.pdf
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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Martam Construction, Inc., Elgin, Illinois, in the amount of $568,224.80 for the retaining wall maintenance and culvert replacement on Gilmer Road and Sequoia Road, and designated as Section 14-00000-07-GM.

Staff Summary
* A culvert replacement and retaining wall maintenance are required on Gilmer Road and Sequoia Road, and are included in the highway improvement program.
* A total of seven bids were received, ranging from $568,224.80 to $734,659.50 and the lowest responsible bidder is Martam Construction, Inc., Elgin, Illinois, in the amount of $568,224.80.

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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 retaining wall maintenance and culvert replacement on Gilmer Road and Sequoia Road, and designated as Section 14-00000-07-GM.

WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on November 7, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois, a tabulation of said bids being as follows:

Martam Construction, Inc.
Elgin, Illinois
$568,224.80

Campanella & Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$596,845.11

Lorig Construction Company
Des Plaines, Illinois
$611,717.90

Alliance Contractors, Inc.
Woodstock, Illinois
$621,638.80

Berger Excavating Contractors
Wauconda, Illinois
$676,251.70

Copenhaver Construction
Gilberts, Illinois
$678,593

Rausch Infrastructure, LLC
Chicago, Illinois
$734,659.50

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 Martam Construction, Inc., Elgin, Illinois, their bid being $568,224.80 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and

WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution at its meeting of February 14, 2017, appropriated $985,000 of Cou...

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