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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $251,082.54 for the resurfacing of various roads in the Grant Township Road District, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 1.28 miles.
Staff Summary
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of two bids were received, ranging from $251,082.54 to $281,968.27, and the lowest responsible bidder is Peter Baker and Son Company, in the amount of $251,082.54.
• This project is being funded by the Grant Township Road District.
• The Illinois Highway Code directs the County Board to let and award all Motor Fuel Tax funded projects for the township road districts and further directs the County Engineer to prepare plans, specifications, and estimates and provide general supervision over the construction work.
• This improvement is designated as Section 21-08000-01-GM.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by this Lake County Board and the Grant Township Road District Highway Commissioner, the County Engineer heretofore called for sealed bids, by publication, for the resurfacing of various roads in the Grant Township Road District, and designated as Section 21-08000-01-GM; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on May 11, 2021, 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
$251,082.54
Payne and Dolan, Inc.
Antioch, Illinois
$281,968.27
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 Peter Baker and Son Company, their bid being $251,082.54 based on estimated quantities and unit prices.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that a contract be awarded to said Peter Baker and Son Company, in accordance with their bid of $251,082.54, 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 various roads in the Grant Township Road District, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 1.28 miles, and designated as Section 21-08000-01-GM.
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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this award 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 May 3, 2018, and subject to the approval of the Grant Township Road District Commissioner.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on June 8, 2021.