Title
Joint resolution authorizing a five-year agreement with ExeVision, Inc., South Jordan, Utah, for construction management software and equipment and appropriating $155,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for year one.
Staff Summary
• Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) has been using ExeVision, Inc. to provide construction management software as a service since 2022.
• Pursuant to Chapter 33.066 Bid Exemption of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, the Purchasing Agent engaged an ad hoc committee that approved a bid exemption on the basis of a long standing successful relationship, and the knowledge gained through this relationship adds value integral to the services provided.
• This annual contract amount is estimated based on LCDOT’s construction program and is estimated to be $127,760 for fiscal year 2027.
• The contract includes the software costs, maintenance, training, and equipment, including tablets, that will be used to utilize the software in the field during construction.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program and designated as Section 27-00000-22-AM.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Division of Transportation, through the Lake County Purchasing agent, entered into an agreement in 2022 with ExeVision, Inc., South Jordan, Utah, for construction management software to replace an Illinois Department of Transportation software that was phased out; and
WHEREAS, this contract was procured in accordance with the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance and extended annually for a total of five years; and
WHEREAS, the LCDOT desires to continue the successful relationship for these software services and enter into a successor agreement; and
WHEREAS, this new agreement will be for a five-year term, covering the period from December 1, 2026, to November 30, 2031, contingent upon an annual appropriation of funds; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 33.066 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, the Lake County Purchasing Agent consulted an ad hoc group of county staff that approved a bid exemption on the basis of a long standing successful relationship, and the knowledge gained through this relationship adds value integral to the services provided; and
WHEREAS, the cost for 2027 is estimated to be $127,760 based on the Lake County Division of Transportation’s anticipated construction program; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation of funds is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that that the County Engineer of Lake County is authorized, and hereby directed to execute an agreement, and any subsequent amendments, between Lake County and ExeVision, Inc., South Jordan, Utah, for construction management software and equipment, a draft copy of which is attached hereto; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Engineer shall transmit the final agreements, and any subsequent amendments, to the Lake County Purchasing Agent; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that there is hereby appropriated $155,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds and designated as Section 27-00000-22-AM.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on November 10, 2026.