Lake County Illinois - File #: 23-0449

• File #: 23-0449
• Version: 1
• Name: Joint resolution authorizing a five-year maintenance agreement with ECONOLITE/Traffic Control Corporation, Woodridge, Illinois, for the traffic signal monitoring and control software used by Lake County PASSAGE at a cost of $89,500 and appropriating $107,
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/15/2023
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 4/11/2023
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing a five-year maintenance agreement with ECONOLITE/Traffic Control Corporation, Woodridge, Illinois, for the traffic signal monitoring and control software used by Lake County PASSAGE at a cost of $89,500 and appropriating $107,500 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/11/2023	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
4/6/2023	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
4/5/2023	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title

Joint resolution authorizing a five-year maintenance agreement with ECONOLITE/Traffic Control Corporation, Woodridge, Illinois, for the traffic signal monitoring and control software used by Lake County PASSAGE at a cost of $89,500 and appropriating $107,500 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.

Staff Summary

•                     The agreement includes five years of software maintenance to the County’s traffic signal monitoring and control software, Centracs.

•                     670 traffic signals are connected in real-time to the software allowing for continuous monitoring and signal timing adjustments.

•                     The software maintenance will be provided by ECONOLITE/Traffic Control Corporation, Woodridge, Illinois, who is the vendor and distributor of the traffic signal system software and traffic signal controllers in Lake County.

•                     This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program, and designated as Section 23-00999-97-TL.

Body

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Lake County, by and through its PASSAGE Program, endeavors to interconnect traffic control signal systems situated throughout Lake County; and

WHEREAS, the agreement for the traffic signal monitoring and control software includes five years of software maintenance; and

WHEREAS, the software maintenance will be provided by ECONOLITE/Traffic Control Corporation, Woodridge, Illinois, who is currently the vendor and distributor of the traffic signal system software and traffic signal controllers in Lake County; and

WHEREAS, an appropriation of funds is necessary.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this Lake County Board that the County Engineer of Lake County is hereby authorized and directed to execute an agreement on behalf of Lake County for a five-year maintenance agreement with ECONOLITE/Traffic Control Corporation, Woodridge, Illinois, for the traffic signal monitoring and control software, Centracs, a draft copy of said agreement is attached hereto. 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that there is hereby appropriated $107,500 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds to provide for these services and designated as Section 23-00999-97-TL.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this agreement shall be administered in accordance with Chapter 605, Act 5, Section 5-205.2 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes without further Board action, provided the final contract cost chargeable under the funds appropriated does not exceed the appropriation.

DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on April 11, 2023.