Title
Joint resolution authorizing a five-year agreement with EcoInteractive, LLC, Albany, New York, for capital program management software and appropriating $160,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for year one.
Staff Summary
• EcoInteractive, LLC, Albany, New York, will be utilized to provide capital program management software as a service.
• The original contract was procured in 2021 in accordance with Lake County’s Purchasing Ordinance and was extended annually for a total of five years.
• The Lake County Division of Transportation desires to continue the successful relationship with a new five-year agreement and Lake County Purchasing has determined it qualifies for a bid exemption under the Purchasing Ordinance.
• The approximate cost is $133,000 in year one and up to $162,000 in year five. This includes annual increases and an optional ERP integration.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program, and designated as Section 22-00000-21-AM.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT), through the Lake County Purchasing agent, entered into an agreement in 2021 with EcoInteractive, LLC, Albany, New York, to replace and modernize a legacy capital programing software; and
WHEREAS, this contract was procured in accordance with the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance and extended annually for a total of five years; and
WHEREAS, the LCDOT desires to continue the successful relationship for these software services and enter into a successor agreement; and
WHEREAS, this new agreement will be for a five-year term, covering the period from December 1, 2026, to November 30, 2031, contingent upon an annual appropriation of funds; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 33.066 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, the Lake County Purchasing Agent consulted an ad hoc group of county staff that approved a bid exemption on the basis of a long standing successful relationship, and the knowledge gained through this relationship adds value integral to the services provided; and
WHEREAS, the approximate cost is $133,000 in year one and up to $162,000 in year five, including annual increases and an optional ERP integration; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation of funds is necessary.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the County Engineer of Lake County is authorized, and hereby directed to execute an agreement, and any subsequent amendments, between Lake County and EcoInteractive, LLC, Albany, New York, for capital program management software, a draft copy of which is attached hereto; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the County Engineer shall transmit the final agreement, and any subsequent amendments, to the Lake County Purchasing Agent; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that there is here by appropriated $160,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds and designated as Section 22-00000-21-AM.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on November 10, 2026.