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Resolution Approving a Bid for the Buffalo/Brunner Family Forest Preserve Site Improvements
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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 sled hill, shelter, restroom, and limestone trail restoration at the Buffalo/Brunner Family Forest Preserve; and
WHEREAS, The District received funds of $500,000 from Kane County Department of Transportation (KDOT) for the proposed improvements, an additional $125,000 will be received upon completion of the restroom and shelter; and
WHEREAS, Midwest Excavators, LLC., was the lowest qualified bidder, with a base bid of $603,724.60. Additionally, $15,928.46 shall be set aside as contingency to cover any unanticipated additional costs, for a total contract amount not to exceed $619,653.06.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Forest Preserve District by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Illinois, that the lowest qualified bid from Midwest Excavators LLC. for the Buffalo/Brunner Family Forest Preserve Site Improvements for $603,724.60, plus a contingency of $15,928.46 for a total contract amount not to exceed $619,653.06 be, and hereby is accepted and approved.
APPROVED AND PASSED on this 11th day of June 2024.
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Christopher Kious Myrna Molina
President, Kane Forest Preserve Secretary, Kane Forest Preserve
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois