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Resolution Approving a Bid for the OSLAD Grant Project for the Mill Creek Greenway Forest Preserve Archery Range
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WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and desirable for the Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Kane County, Illinois to authorize bids for the construction of a new entry road, parking lot and archery range at Mill Creek Greenway Forest Preserve; and
WHEREAS, The District received a Open Space and Land Acquisition Development (OSLAD) grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) for the Mill Creek Greenway Forest Preserve Archery Range Project; and
WHEREAS, the project includes the addition of a new entry road, parking lot, stormwater detention basin, restored prairie, raised archery platform, shelters, restroom and 3 archery ranges; and
WHEREAS, the qualified lowest bid for the project was received from Evans & Sons, Inc. totaling $1,174,046.70. Additionally, the District is budgeting a contingency of $43,557.61 for unanticipated additional costs that may arise during construction for a total project amount of $1,217,604.31.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners of Kane County, Kane County Illinois, that the qualified lowest bid received from Evans & Son, Inc. for the Mill Creek Greenway Forest Preserve Archery Range OSLAD Grant Project for $1,174,046.70 plus a contingency of $43,557.61 for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,217,604.31 be, and hereby is, accepted and approved.
APPROVED AND PASSED on this 14th day of January, 2025.
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Bill Lenert Myrna Molina
President, Kane Forest Preserve Secretary, Kane Forest Preserve
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois