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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with MYS, Inc., Palos Heights, Illinois, in the amount of $285,775 for the Buffalo Grove Road Bridge Railing Rehabilitation, appropriating $343,000 of County Bridge Tax funds.
Staff Summary
• The Buffalo Grove Road bridge railings will be rehabilitated including the removal, repair, painting, and reinstallation of the railings installed on the bridge parapets and adjacent retaining walls.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of four bids were received, ranging from $285,775 to $406,388, and the lowest responsible bidder is MYS, Inc., in the amount of $285,775.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with work planned to be completed in 2021, and designated as Section 20-00254-04-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 Buffalo Grove Road Bridge Railing Rehabilitation, and designated as Section 20-00254-04-BR; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on March 16, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
MYS, Inc.
Palos Heights, Illinois
$285,775
Midwest Fence Corporation
Chicago, Illinois
$389,225
Path Construction Company
Arlington Heights, Illinois
$389,668
Alliance Contractors, Inc.
Woodstock, Illinois
$406,388
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 MYS, Inc., their bid being $285,775 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 MYS, Inc., in accordance with their bid of $285,775, 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 Buffalo Grove Road Bridge Railing Rehabilitation, and designated as Section 20-00254-04-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 $343,000 of County Bridge Tax funds.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on April 13, 2021.