Title
Resolution to enter into a contract with Mid-West Moving & Storage of Elk Grove Village, Illinois to provide Election Moving services for the Lake County Clerk in the estimated annual amount of $143,812.
Staff Summary
• There is a need for Election Moving Services for the Lake County Clerk.
• The previous contract for Election Moving Services was terminated June 30, 2026 and an Emergency Agreement was negotiated to manage the November 2026 General Election.
• Lake County issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Election Moving Services, and sealed proposals were received from 7 vendors.
• Based on the criteria set forth in the RFP, an evaluation committee determined it to be in the best interest of Lake County to award to Mid-West Moving & Storage.
• This resolution authorizes a two-year contract with three one-year renewals with Mid-West Moving & Storage effective from December 1, 2026, through November 30, 2031.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, there is a need to procure Election Moving Services for the Lake County Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the previous contract was terminated June 30, 2026 and an Emergency Agreement was negotiated to manage the November 2026 General Election; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with section 33.051 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, proposals were called for by publication for Election Moving Services; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to said publication, request for proposals were extended to 13 vendors and sealed proposals were received from 7 vendors and opened in the County Building, Waukegan, Illinois, on September 1, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.; and
WHEREAS, this resolution authorizes a two-year contract, with three one-year renewal options with Mid-West Moving & Storage.
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 Mid-West Moving & Storage of Elk Grove Village, Illinois to provide Election Moving Services for the Lake County Clerk in the estimated annual amount of $143,812.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on November 10, 2026.