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Joint resolution to enter into contracts with Direct Supply, Milwaukee, WI for 136 Hi-Lo beds in the amount of $225,796.72 and Joerns, Co., Stevens Point, WI for 136 mattresses in the amount of $26,438.40.
Staff Summary
§ Bids were called for by publication for 136 Hi-Lo Beds & Mattresses for Winchester House, Libertyville, IL.
§ Bids were extended to twenty-one (21) potential vendors; and seven (7) bids were received from six (6) vendors for 136 Hi-Lo beds.
§ Direct Supply, Milwaukee, WI ,was the lowest responsive and responsible bid for 136 Hi-Lo beds in the amount of $225,796.72; two (2) other bids were received in the amounts of $239,152.32 and $257,040 and four (4) non-responsive bids were received.
§ Nine (9) bids were received from 8 vendors for 136 mattresses.
§ Joerns Co., Stevens Point, WI was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder in the amount of $26,438.40; seven (7) other bids received ranged from $30,043.76 to $38,080 and one (1) non-responsive bid was received.
§ The contracts will cost $252,235.12 and charged to various accounts.
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WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 4-102 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, bids were called for by publication for 136 Hi-Lo Beds & Mattresses for Winchester House, Libertyville, IL; and
WHEREAS, invitations for bids were extended to twenty-one (21) potential vendors; and
WHEREAS, sealed bids were opened in the County Building, Waukegan IL, on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, seven (7) bids were received from six (6) vendors for 136 Hi-Lo beds and Direct Supply, Milwaukee, WI was the lowest responsive and responsible bid in the amount of $225,796.72, two (2) other bids were received in the amounts of $239,152.32 and $257,040.00 and four (4) non-responsive bids were received; and
WHEREAS, nine (9) bids were received from 8 vendors for 136 mattresses and Joerns Co., Stevens Point, WI was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder in the amount of $26,438.40, seven (7) other bids received ranged from $30,043.76 to $38,080 and one (1) non-responsive bid was received.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Direct Supply, Milwaukee, WI in the amount of $225,796.72 for 136 beds and Joerns Co., Stevens Point, WI in the amount of $26,438.40 for 136 mattresses charging various accounts.
DATED at Waukegan, Lake County Illinois, on this 14 day of July, A.D., 2009.