Title
Resolution ratifying an Emergency Procurement authorized by the Director of Facilities and Construction in the amount of $60,693.75.
Staff Summary
• On July 9, 2023 during an afternoon inspection, a leak was discovered in a mechanical room coming from the sanitary sewer pipe at the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Adult Corrections Facility, located at 20 S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave, Waukegan, Illinois.
• The Director of Facilities and Construction certified an emergency condition necessitating immediate action to clear the blockage in the sewer system and remove and replace the damaged sewer pipe.
• Failure to perform this work would present a threat to the safety and welfare of the occupants, as well as severely disrupt the governmental functions of the building.
• The Purchasing Agent issued a purchase order to HT Streger, Lake Bluff, Illinois in the amount of $60,693.75.
• The total cost for the repair was $60,693.75.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, on July 9, 2023 during an afternoon inspection, a leak was discovered in jail mechanical room coming from the sanitary sewer pipe at the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Adult Corrections Facility, located at 20 S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave, Waukegan, Illinois.; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 33.067 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, the Director of Facilities and Construction certified that an emergency condition existed necessitating immediate action to clear the blockage in the sewer system and remove and replace the damaged sewer pipe and thus minimize a serious disruption of government services; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent issued an emergency purchase order for the for the repair to HT Streger in the amount of $60,693.75.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois that the Emergency Procurement is authorized by the Director of Facilities and Construction for the repairs services in the amount of $60,693.75 is ratified.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on September 12, 2023.