Title
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Caliber Collision, Mundelein, Illinois, for the collision repair services for Lake County at a rate of $52 an hour and an estimated annual amount of $190,000.
Staff Summary
• There is a need to enter into a contract with a successful vendor to provide collision repair services for Lake County.
• Lake County Division of Transportation oversees the management of the contract to ensure the contractor performs repairs in accordance with the appraisals and specifications, including pick-up and delivery.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of one bid was received, and the lowest responsible bidder is Caliber Collision, Mundelein, Illinois, at a rate of $52 an hour and an estimated annual amount of $190,000.
• The contract authorizes a one-year contract with four one-year renewals.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, there is a need to enter into a contract with a successful vendor to provide collision repair services for Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the contractor shall perform repairs in accordance with the appraisals and specifications, including pick-up, delivery, for the percentage discount bid off said appraisals for labor and body parts; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 33.036 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, a bid was called for, by publication, for collision repair services for the Lake County Division of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, sealed bids were received from one vendor at the Lake County Administrative Building, Waukegan, Illinois, on May 5, 2026; and
WHEREAS, based on the criteria set forth in the bid; the staff evaluated all bids submitted and determined that the bid submitted by Caliber Collision, Mundelein, Illinois, at a rate of $52 an hour and an estimated annual amount of $190,000 is the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for Lake County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into a contract with Caliber Collision, Mundelein, Illinois, for collision repair services in the estimated annual amount of $190,000.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on July 14, 2026.