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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Payne & Dolan, Inc., Antioch, Illinois, in the amount of $4,556,954.58 for the intersection improvement of Wadsworth Road and Kilbourne Road, the resurfacing of Kilbourne Road, from Wadsworth Road to Illinois Route 173, and appropriating $5,470,000 of County Option Motor Fuel Tax funds.
Staff Summary
• The intersection improvement includes providing left and right turn lanes on Kilbourne Road, converting the existing bypass lane to a left turn lane on Wadsworth Road, and filling a sidewalk gap along Wadsworth Road, from Cashmore Road to east of Kilbourne Road.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of three bids were received, ranging from $4,556,954.58 to $4,716,967.90, and the lowest responsible bidder is Payne & Dolan, Inc., Antioch, Illinois, in the amount of $4,556,954.58.
• This improvement is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction starting in 2023, and designated as Section 17-00033-17-CH.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by this Lake County Board, the County Engineer heretofore called for sealed bids, by publication, for the intersection improvement of Wadsworth Road and Kilbourne Road, and the resurfacing of Kilbourne Road, from Wadsworth Road to Illinois Route 173, and designated as Section 17-00033-17-CH; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on February 7, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Payne & Dolan, Inc.
Antioch, Illinois
$4,556,954.58
Campanella and Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$4,650,147.28
Peter Baker & Son Company
Lake Bluff, IL
$4,716,967.90
WHEREAS, the Public Works and Transportation Committee, the County Engineer and the County Purchasing Agent have examined each bid, and it appears that the lowest responsible bidder is Payne & Dolan, Inc., Antioch, Illinois, their bid being $4,556,954.58 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 Payne & Dolan, Inc., Antioch, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $4,556,954.58, based on estimated quantities and unit prices, and that the County 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 intersection improvement of Wadsworth Road and Kilbourne Road, and the resurfacing of Kilbourne Road, from Wadsworth Road to Illinois Route 173; and designated as Section 17-00033-17-CH.
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 the County Engineer shall transmit, in writing, the final agreement, and any amendments, to be executed by the County Board Chair and the County Clerk.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that there is hereby appropriated $5,470,000 of County Option Motor Fuel Tax funds.
DATED, at Waukegan, Illinois, on March 14, 2023.