Title
Resolution authorizing the purchase, delivery, installation, and training for a driving simulator through Safeware, Inc, Sandston, Virginia, for the training and education of all drivers in all departments of Lake County, in the amount of $171,220.
Staff Summary
* The Sheriff's Office submitted a Fiscal Year 2024 New Program Request for a driving simulator because Sheriff's Office personnel are required to follow the Illinois Vehicle Code as well as Sheriff's Office policies and County policies created to provide for the safe operation of the vehicle they are operating.
* The New Program Request was approved and funded due to its proactive nature for training of new and existing personnel as well as the ability to use the simulator to address driving deficiencies identified through accidents or incidents.
* The L3 simulator offers a variety of driving scenarios, road conditions and weather conditions in which the operator will operate through real life-based scenarios along with refresher training.
* Pursuant to Section 33.115 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Joint Purchasing Authorized, Lake County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of goods with one or more public procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants.
* The Lake County Sheriff's Office identified a joint purchasing contract with Safeware through OMNIA Partners Cooperative Contract #4400008468 to procure the L3 simulator that was competitively solicited and awarded.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, a driving simulator was proposed by the Sheriff's Office as a new program request and the request was approved in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget; and
WHEREAS, the L3 simulator offers a variety of driving scenarios, road conditions and weather conditions which will benefit all drivers of Lake County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33.115 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Joint Purchasing...
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