Lake County, IL
File #: 21-1074    Version: 1 Name: Skokie Valley Bike Path Culverts: Contract Award and Appropriation
Type: resolution Status: Passed
File created: 7/15/2021 In control: Public Works, Planning & Transportation Committee
On agenda: Final action: 8/10/2021
Title: Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Copenhaver Construction, Gilberts, Illinois, in the amount of $300,077 for the replacement of four culverts underneath the Skokie Valley Bike Path and appropriating $365,000 of County Bridge Tax funds.
Attachments: 1. 21-1074 Bid Tab, Skokie Valley Bike Path Culverts, 2. 21-1074 Vendor Disclosure , Copenhaver, 3. 21-1074 Location Map, Skokie Valley Bike Path Culverts
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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Copenhaver Construction, Gilberts, Illinois, in the amount of $300,077 for the replacement of four culverts underneath the Skokie Valley Bike Path and appropriating $365,000 of County Bridge Tax funds.

Staff Summary
* The four culverts on the Skokie Valley Bike Path are near the end of their useful life and must be replaced.
* There was a public call for bids, and a total of five bids were received, ranging from $300,077 to $571,472.30, and the lowest responsible bidder is Copenhaver Construction, Gilberts, Illinois, in the amount of $300,077.
* This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction planned in 2021, and designated as Section 20-00999-70-DR.

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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 four culverts underneath the Skokie Valley Bike Path, and designated as Section 20-00999-70-DR; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on July 13, 2021, 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
Gilberts, Illinois
$300,077

Campanella and Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$390,481.31

Berger Excavating Contractors
Wauconda, Illinois
$476,059.30

Acura, Inc.
Bensenville, Illinois
$517,171.50

Alliance Contractors, Inc.
Woodstock, Illinois
$571,472.30

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 Copenhaver Construction, Gilberts, Illinois, their bid being $300,077, 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 ...

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