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Resolution authorizing a two-year agreement, with renewal options, with Johnson Controls of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for fire protection equipment and related services of various Lake County facilities in the estimated annual amount of $193,141.
Staff Summary
• The County currently owns and operates Johnson Controls fire alarm and sprinkler systems at multiple Lake County facilities.
• The service and maintenance contracts for the fire alarm and sprinkler systems have expired. There is a need for ongoing routine service intervals and local fire-code authority testing of the fire alarm and sprinkler system to maintain the current level of service and code compliance for the equipment.
• Facilities and Construction Services identified a cooperative purchasing contract with Johnson Controls through Sourcewell (Agreement #121024) to continue to procure fire alarm service testing and preventative maintenance for the equipment by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that was competitively solicited and awarded.
• Pursuant to Section 33.115 of the County’s Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Purchasing, the County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement with Johnson Controls, which will be effective immediately, and allows for annual renewals through March 30, 2031, for the procurement of fire protection equipment and related services in accordance with the approved hourly rates and equipment costs for future needs as budgeted.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lake County currently owns and operates Johnson Controls fire alarm and sprinkler Systems at multiple Lake County facilities; and
WHEREAS, to maintain the current level of service and code compliance for the equipment, there is a need for ongoing routine service intervals and local fire-code authority testing of the fire alarm and sprinkler system; and
WHEREAS, Facilities and Construction Services identified a cooperative purchasing contract with Johnson Controls through the Sourcewell (Agreement #121024) to continue to procure fire alarm and sprinkler service testing and preventative maintenance for the equipment by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that was competitively solicited and awarded; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33.115 of the County’s Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Purchasing, the County may participate in a cooperative purchasing with Johnson Controls, which will be effective immediately, and allows for annual renewals through March 30, 2031 for the procurement of fire protection equipment and related services in accordance with the approved hourly rates and equipment costs for future needs as budgeted; and
WHEREAS, funding for the service was budgeted as part of the annual operating budget for the Facilities Operations Division and they will manage the contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into a two-year agreement, with renewal options with Johnson Controls of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for fire alarm, sprinkler systems and maintenance for various County facilities in the estimated annual amount of $193,141.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on May 12, 2026.