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Resolution Approving a Bid for the Carpentersville Dam Removal
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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 removal of Carpentersville Dam at Fox River Shores Forest Preserve; and
WHEREAS, The District received a river obstruction removal project grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) for the proposed dam removal at the Fox River Shores Forest Preserve; and
WHEREAS, HGS LLC., doing business as RES Environmental Operating Company LLC., was the lowest qualified bidder, with a base bid of $1,197,089.85. Additionally, $119,708.99 shall be set aside as contingency to cover any unanticipated additional costs, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,316,798.84.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Illinois, that the lowest qualified bid from HGS LLC., doing business as RES Environmental Operating Company LLC. for the removal of the Carpentersville Dam bid for $1,197,089.85, plus a contingency of $119,708.99 for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,316,798.84 be, and hereby is accepted and approved.
APPROVED AND PASSED on this day of July 9th 2024.
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Christopher Kious Myrna Molina
President, Kane Forest Preserve Secretary, Kane Forest Preserve
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois