REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ROADS AND BRIDGES

 

December 6, 2006

 

The Honorable,

The Board of Commissioners of Cook County

 

ATTENDANCE

 

Present:

President Stroger and Chairman Moreno, Vice Chairman Gorman, Commissioners Beavers, Butler, Claypool, Collins, Daley, Goslin, Maldonado, Murphy, Peraica, Quigley, Schneider, Silvestri, Sims, Steele, and Suffredin (17)

 

Absent:

None (0)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Your Committee on Roads and Bridges, having had under consideration the matters hereinafter mentioned, respectfully reports and recommends as follows:

 

Section 1

 

Your Committee has considered the following item and upon adoption of this report, the recommendation is as follows:

 

282808

COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, by Wally S. Kos, P.E., Superintendent of Highways, submitting recommendation for change in plans and extra work on Section:  06-A5011-06-BR.  Group 3-2006:  Lake-Cook Road bridge over Slough, Roselle Road over Elgin O’Hare Expressway in the Villages of Palatine and Roselle and in unincorporated Lake County in County Board District #14.  Adjustment of quantities and new items.  $94,848.30 (Addition).

 

The above change and plans and extra work communication no. 282808 was approved at the November 14, 2006 board meeting.

 

Section 2

 

Your Committee has considered the bids submitted on the items hereinafter described in accordance with the specifications prepared by the County Superintendent of Highways.

 

Your Committee has considered the communications from the Superintendent of Highways, submitting recommendations on the award of contracts for said items, and recommends that the contracts be and upon the adoption of this Report, awarded as follows:

 

1)         Mount Prospect Road

            Touhy Avenue to Dempster Street

            Section 06-W7438-03-RP

            In the Cities of Chicago and DesPlaines

            Motor Fuel Tax Account #600-600

 

            Contract awarded to:  A Lamp Concrete Contractors, Inc.  $1,789,959.00

 

2)         Central Avenue over the Sanitary Drainage and Ship

            Canal North of the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) to

            Pershing Road (39th Street) - Stevenson Expressway

            (I-55) to 39th Street

            Section 06-04624-05-BR

            In the Village of Stickney, Town of Cicero and

            Unincorporated Cook County

            Motor Fuel Tax Account #600-600

 

            Contract awarded to:  Albin Carlson & Company  $4,236,642.55

 

 

 

 

The deposit checks are ordered returned to the unsuccessful bidders at once and to the successful bidder upon the signing of the contracts.

 

Vice Chairman Gorman, seconded by Commissioner Steele, moved to concur with the recommendations in awarding the contracts.  The motion carried.

 

Commissioner Sims, seconded by Commissioner Daley moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Committee on Roads and Bridges

 

 

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Joseph M. Moreno, Chairman

 

 

Attest:

 

 

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Michelle Harris, Secretary