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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, in the amount of $15,626,271.84 for the improvement of Arlington Heights Road, from Lake Cook Road to 500 feet north of Illinois Route 83, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 1.9 miles.
Staff Summary
• Arlington Heights Road, from Lake Cook Road to approximately 500 feet north of Illinois Route 83, will be improved, inclusive of non-motorized facilities and drainage improvements.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of seven bids were received, ranging from $15,626,271.84 to $19,599,897.49, and the lowest responsible bidder is Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, in the amount of $15,626,271.84.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction to begin in 2024 and designated as Section 17-00193-08-PV.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, the County Engineer heretofore called for sealed bids, by publication, for the reconstruction of Arlington Heights Road, from Lake Cook Road to 500 feet north of Illinois Route 83, inclusive of non-motorized facilities, and designated as Section 17-00193-08-PV; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication and calling for said bids, sealed bids were received and opened on February 13, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc.
Wauconda, Illinois
$15,626,271.84
Lake County Grading Company, LLC
Libertyville, Illinois
$16,362,805.68
Campanella and Sons, Inc.
Wadsworth, Illinois
$17,412,462.63
R.W Dunteman Company
Addison, Illinois
$17,967,000
Acura Inc.
Bensenville, Illinois
$17,979,208.28
Plote Construction Inc.
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
$18,380,000
Martam Construction, Inc.
Elgin, Illinois
$19,599,897.49
WHEREAS, the Public Works and Transportation Committee, the County Engineer and the Purchasing Agent have examined each bid, and it appears that the lowest responsible bidder is Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, their bid being $15,626,271.84 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, by prior resolution at its November 14, 2023, meeting, appropriated $15,000,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds made available through the REBUILD Illinois Transportation Bond Funds, $3,100,000 of County Bridge Tax funds, and $8,300,000 of Matching Tax funds for this improvement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that a contract be awarded to said Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $15,626,271.84, 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 reconstruction of Arlington Heights Road, from Lake Cook Road to 500 feet north of Illinois Route 83; which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 1.9 miles, and designated as Section 17-00193-08-PV; and
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; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk is hereby directed to transmit four certified originals of this resolution to the district office of the Illinois Department of Transportation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this award be processed by the County Engineer for final approval on behalf 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.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on March 12, 2024.