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Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Baxter and Woodman Consulting Engineers, Crystal Lake, Illinois, for General and Applications engineering services.
Staff Summary
• Lake County Public Works (LCPW) is seeking general and applications engineering services for sewer and water investigations, preliminary studies, preliminary design, final studies, and final design documents, onsite, in-office staffing augmentation as requested, and SCADA integrator and applications engineering support.
• This master agreement, sourced through a full Statement of Interest (SOI) competitive process, will allow individual task orders to be issued up to a maximum cumulative value of $1,000,000 for a given fiscal year. The term of the contract will be two years with three one-year renewal options to allow for future projects with services based on approved contracted rates.
• The Lake County Purchasing Division received Statements of Interest from ten professional firms in response to the Issued Statement of Interest #24216 and interviewed four qualified firms.
• In accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, the four firms were all deemed qualified and selected for contract agreements. This resolution recommends an award to Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers for general and applications engineering services.
• The ongoing LCPW Capital Improvement Program includes an annual budget for this service.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Purchasing Division received Statements of Interest from ten professional firms in response to issued Statement of Interest #24216; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, four consultants were selected for contract agreements and recommended for selection, one of which is Baxter & Woodman, Crystal Lake, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the contract with Baxter & Woodman, provides that the consultant will provide general and applications engineering services for sewer and water investigations, preliminary studies, preliminary design, final studies, and final design documents, onsite, in-office staffing augmentation as requested, and SCADA integrator and applications engineering support; and
WHEREAS, the term of the contract will be two years with three one-year renewal options to allow for future projects with services based on approved contracted rates. The maximum cumulative value of task orders issued is $1,000,000 for a given fiscal year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract with Baxter & Woodman, Crystal Lake, Illinois, in the amount of $1,000,000, for general and applications engineering services budgeted as part of the ongoing Lake County Public Works Capital Improvement Program.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on March 12, 2024.