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Joint resolution appropriating $1,445,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for ice control salt materials needed for the 2014-2015 winter season, and designated as Section 15-00000-00-GM.
Staff Summary
· 2014-2015 Winter Season Ice Control Salt: Appropriation.
· The Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) annually appropriates funds for the procurement of ice control salt.
· LCDOT's contract for salt for the 2013-2014 winter season, which was provided by the State of Illinois, Department of Central Management Services, will be extended for the winter season of 2014-2015.
· This resolution appropriates $1,445,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for this purchase.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, LCDOT participated in the joint procurement process conducted by the State of Illinois, Department of Central Management Services, for the acquisition of ice control salt for the winter season of 2013-2014; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that 16,000 tons of ice control salt will be required for the 2014-2015 winter season; and
WHEREAS, the contract for salt for LCDOT provided by the State of Illinois, Department of Central Management Services, for the 2013-2014 winter season will be extended for the winter season of 2014-2015.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that there is hereby appropriated $1,445,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the acquisition of ice control salt for the winter season of 2014-2015 by said joint procurement, and designated as Section 15-00000-00-GM.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this appropriation be processed by the County Engineer for final approval of the Illinois Department of Transportation in accordance with the "Agreement of Understanding" between the Illinois Department of Transportation and Lake County, dated January 18, 2013.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on March 11, 2014.