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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc, Chicago, Illinois, for the purchase of 183 APX N70 7/800 Model 4.5 & 58 APX NEXT All-Band Model 4.5 portable radios and accessories for the Lake County Emergency Management Agency (LCEMA) under the County Administrator’s Office in the total cumulative amount of $2,268,642.48.
Staff Summary
• LCEMA has a need to purchase 183 APX N70 & 58 APX NEXT Starcom radios and accessories to replace the 202 APX 6000 radios that are currently being used and adding an additional 39 radios due to staff growth since 2016.
• This purchase allows for collaborative planning, training and response efforts with all key stakeholders and creates a radio cache to be reserved for trainings, exercises, or emergency situations when needed.
• The purchase of 183 APX N70 & 58 APX NEXT portable radios will be financed through Illinois State Contract 37987 - STARCOM 21, IL CMT2028589, a municipal lease program over five years with five annual payments of $453,728.50, in accordance with the attached agreement.
• The anticipated life cycle of the Starcom APX N70 and APX NEXT radios is ten years.
• Terms of the arrangement have been modified since presentation to the Technology Committee on November 19, 2025, such that filing of IRS Form 8038-G by Lake County which originated issuance of tax-exempt government bonds pertaining to the municipal lease program is no longer required under the contract.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Emergency Management Agency (LCEMA) has a need to purchase 183 APX N70 & 58 APX NEXT Starcom radios and accessories to replace the 202 APX 6000 radios that are currently being used and adding an additional 39 radios due to staff growth since 2016; and
WHEREAS, this purchase allows for collaborative planning, training and response efforts with all key stakeholders and creates a radio cache to be reserved for trainings, exercises, or emergency situations when needed.
WHEREAS, the purchase of 183 APX N70 & 58 APX NEXT portable radios will be financed through Illinois State Contract 37987 - STARCOM 21, IL CMT2028589, a municipal lease program over five years interest free with five annual payments of $453,728.50; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 33.115 of the County’s Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Joint Purchasing Authorized, the County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of goods, services, construction, or professional services with one or more public procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Chair of the Board is authorized to enter into a contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, for the purchase of 183 APX N70 & 58 APX NEXT radios and accessories for the Lake County Emergency Management Agency in the amount of $2,268,642.48, or $453,728.50, per year for five years in accordance with the attached agreement.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on December 9, 2025.