Title
Joint resolution authorizing execution of a contract with FGM Architects, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, in the amount of $246,500 for the Lake County Public Works (LCPW) Administrative Building Addition.
Staff Summary
• As part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Lake County Public Works Budget, funding was approved for the construction of additional office space for staff at the Administrative Building, 650 Winchester Rd, Libertyville.
• A professional services firm will be utilized to prepare the necessary design documents and to provide contract administration support and closeout services.
• In accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, a firm may be selected directly by the County based on a prior satisfactory working relationship and the recommended consultant is FGM Architects, Inc.
• This resolution authorizes and directs the County’s Purchasing Agent to execute a contract with FGM Architects, Inc., in the amount of $246,500.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the County of Lake (County) approved funding as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Lake County Public Works Budget for construction of additional office space at the Administrative Building, 650 Winchester Rd, Libertyville; and
WHEREAS, a professional services firm will be utilized to prepare the necessary design documents and provide contract administration services during construction; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, a firm may be selected by the County based on prior satisfactory working relationship; and
WHEREAS, an Agreement has been negotiated with FGM Architects, Chicago, Illinois, to provide the necessary professional engineering design services (50 ILCS 510/1 et seq).
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is hereby authorized and directed to execute a contract with FGM Architects, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, in the amount of $246,500, for design engineering services associated with the Public Works Administrative Building Addition.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois on February 20, 2024.