Memorandum
Date: August 12, 2025
To: The Honorable Eddie Crandell, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Lars Ewing, Public Services Director
Subject: Approve the award of Bid No. 251072 to Cupples and Sons Construction, Inc., for the Hammond Park Improvements Project in the amount of $2,952,474.00
Executive Summary:
On June 11, 2025, bids were received and publicly opened for the Hammond Park Improvements Project. Three (3) bids were received and the apparent lowest responsible bidder was Cupples and Sons Construction, Inc. Please see the attached bid tabulation. A local workforce participation discount was included in the project specifications; however, the discount did not impact the calculation of the low bidder.
The agreement includes the full project manual including the entire project plans and specifications. However, an abridged set of improvement plans is also included with this agenda item to provide a general project understanding.
The project is fully appropriated in Budget Unit 7011, Parks and Recreation. Funding for the project is provided primarily from a $2.3 million Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization grant. The remaining funding comes from a combination of local Quimby Park Improvement fees, County Parks and Recreation net county cost budget, and the General Parks Reserve (Fund 152).
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Estimated Cost: ________ Amount Budgeted: ________ Additional Requested: ________ Future Annual Cost: ________
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? Fully Article X.- and/or Consultant Selection Policy-Compliant (describe process undertaken in "Executive Summary")
? Section 2-38 Exemption from Competitive Bidding (rationale in "Executive Summary," attach documentation, as needed)
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