Title
Resolution ratifying an Emergency Procurement authorized by the Director of Facilities and Construction in the amount of $54,400.86.
Staff Summary
* On August 15, 2023 during a scheduled preventative maintenance inspection, the emergency generator that supports essential activities was found to be inoperable with damage to the main logic control panel and display screen located at the Lake County Sheriff's Office 9-1-1 facility, Lake County Emergency Management Agency, and associated radio tower, located at 1303 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, IL.
* The Director of Facilities and Construction certified an emergency condition necessitating immediate action to repair the generator.
* Failure to perform this work would present a threat to the safety and welfare of the residents of Lake County, as well as severely disrupt the governmental functions of the building.
* The Purchasing Agent issued purchase orders to Total Energy Systems, Green Bay, Wisconsin in the amount of $40,972.86 and Homestead Electrical Contracting, LLC, Ingleside, Illinois, in the amount of $13,428.
* The total cost for the repair was $54,400.86.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, on August 15, 2023 during a scheduled preventative maintenance inspection, the emergency generator that supports essential activities was found to be inoperable with damage to the main logic control panel and display screen located at the Lake County Sheriff's Office 9-1-1 facility, Lake County Emergency Management Agency, and associated radio tower, located at 1303 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, IL.; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 33.067 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, the Director of Facilities and Construction certified an emergency condition necessitating immediate action to repair the generator, failure to perform this work would present a threat to the safety and welfare of the residents of Lake County, as well as severely disrupt the governmental functions of the building; and
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