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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Lorig Construction Company, Des Plaines, Illinois, in the amount of $1,467,849.51 for the replacement of the Hutchins Road at Mill Creek triple barrel culverts with a single span bridge structure, appropriating $1,761,500 of County Bridge funds.
Staff Summary
• The culverts at Hutchins Road at Mill Creek have reached the end of their service life and need to be replaced.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of four bids were received, ranging from $1,467,849.51 to $1,962,139.26 and the lowest responsible bidder is Lorig Construction Company in the amount of $1,467,849.51.
• This improvement is included in the highway improvement program with construction in 2019, and designated as Section 17-00275-02-BR.
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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 replacement of the Hutchins Road at Mill Creek triple barrel culverts with a single span bridge structure, and designated as Section 17-00275-02-BR; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on March 12, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Lorig Construction Company
Des Plaines, Illinois
$1,467,849.51
Alliance Contractors, Inc.
Woodstock, Illinois
$1,634,659.65
Copenhaver Construction, Inc.
Gilberts, Illinois
$1,852,829.63
Rausch Infrastructure, LLC
Des Plaines, Illinois
$1,962,139.26
WHEREAS, the Public Works, Planning and Transportation Committee, the County Engineer and the Purchasing Agent have examined each bid, and it appears that the lowest responsible bidder is Lorig Construction Company, Des Plaines, Illinois, their bid being $1,467,849.51 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation of funds is required.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that a contract be awarded to said Lorig Construction Company, Des Plaines, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $1,467,849.51 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 replacement of the Hutchins Road at Mill Creek triple barrel culverts with a single span bridge structure, and designated as Section 17-00275-02-BR.
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 there is hereby appropriated $1,761,500 of County Bridge funds.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on April 9, 2019.