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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Copenhaver Construction, Inc., Gilberts, Illinois, (Copenhaver Construction) in the amount of $191,697 for the restoration of the drainage channel on the south side of Washington Street, west of I94, and designated as Section 16-00110-14-DR.
Staff Summary
• A total of six bids were received, ranging from $191,697 to $657,840, and the lowest responsible bidder is Copenhaver Construction in the amount of $191,697.
• This improvement is included in the highway improvement program.
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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 restoration of the drainage channel on the south side of Washington Street, west of I94; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on June 19, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Copenhaver Construction, Inc.
Gilberts, Illinois
$191,697
V3 Construction Group, Ltd.
Woodridge, Illinois
$199,895
Campanella and Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$200,395.70
Kovolic Construction Company, Inc.
Franklin Park, Illinois
$308,640
Alliance Contractors, Inc.
Woodstock, Illinois
$327,129.60
Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc.
Wauconda, Illinois
$657,840
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 Copenhaver Construction, Inc., Gilberts, Illinois, their bid being $191,697 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution at its meeting of November 14, 2017, appropriated $390,000 of County Bridge Tax funds for the restoration of the drainage channel on the south side of Washington Street, west of I94.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that a contract be awarded to said Copenhaver Construction, Inc., Gilberts, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $191,697 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 restoration of the drainage channel on the south side of Washington Street, west of I94, and designated as Section 16-00110-14-DR.
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.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on July 10, 2018.