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Joint resolution authorizing execution of an engineering services agreement with CDM Smith, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois, in the amount of $97,890 for engineering services for the Lake County Water Main and Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure Assessment project.
Staff Summary
• The Lake County Department of Public Works (LCPW) owns, operates and maintains 12 public water systems totaling more than 300 miles of water main as well as 8 sanitary sewer systems totaling nearly 500 miles of sanitary sewers.
• The purpose of this project is to generate updated quantitative infrastructure assessments for each pipe segment in the LCPW’s sanitary sewer and water main systems.
• In addition, the assessment will determine the likelihood and probability of failures and provide a guide for repair/replacement.
• The engineering consultant will be utilizing data from existing sewer TV inspection, pipe material, age, break history, and critical locations to establish the quantitative risk analysis score for each pipe segment and to help prioritize water main and sanitary sewer improvements to be included in LCPW’s 5-year capital improvement plan.
• Lake County procured services from CDM Smith, Inc. in accordance with the Purchasing Ordinance and the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act.
• This resolution authorizes and directs the County Purchasing Agent to execute an Agreement for Engineering Services with CDM Smith, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois, in the amount of $97,890 for this work.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Department of Public Works (LCPW), owns, operates, and maintains 12 public water systems and 8 sanitary sewer systems totaling nearly 800 miles of pipe within the County; and
WHEREAS, in order to efficiently prioritize projects and quantify investments necessary to maintain the sanitary sewer and water infrastructure, LCPW needs to perform an updated quantitative infrastructure assessment of the sanitary sewer and water main assets; and
WHEREAS, due to the specialized nature of this project, LCPW requires services from a consulting firm qualified in this type of work; and
WHEREAS, CDM Smith, Inc., of Chicago, Illinois, is qualified to provide the specialized services related to this project and prepared the most recent assessment; and
WHEREAS, these services are procured in accordance with the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance Section 33.050 and the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act (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 the attached Agreement for Engineering Services with CDM Smith, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, in the amount of $97,890 for engineering services associated with the Lake County Water Main and Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure Assessment project.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on July 8, 2025.