Title
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with CTI, Itasca, Illinois, to upgrade existing audio-video components to enable a more standardized and seamless functionality for all users hosting meetings at the Lake County Division of Transportation main conference room at a cost of $49,419.
Staff Summary
• The existing audio-video components have reached their end of life without manufacturer support.
• The contract with CTI includes the purchase and installation of new audio-video conference room components and technology at a cost of $49,419.
• Purchasing identified a cooperative purchasing contract with CTI, through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) to procure the required audio-video components that were competitively solicited and awarded.
• Pursuant to Chapter 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 between the participants.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lake County, by and through its Division of Transportation, maintains and operates the main conference room audio-video components; and
WHEREAS, the existing components have reached their end of life and are no longer supported by the manufacturer, putting them at risk of additional hardware failures; and
WHEREAS, CTI, Itasca, Illinois, will be utilized to replace the audio-video components and upgrade the main conference room technology; and
WHEREAS, Purchasing identified a cooperative purchasing contract with CTI, Itasca, Illinois, through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) to procure the required audio-video components that were competitively solicited and awarded; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Chapter 33.115 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Joint Purchasing Authorized, the 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 between the participants.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the County Engineer and the Purchasing Agent are authorized to enter into a contract between Lake County and CTI, Itasca, Illinois, in the amount of $49,419 for the purchase and installation of the new audio-video components and upgrades to the main conference room technology.
DATED, at Waukegan, Illinois, on April 14, 2026.