Title
Resolution authorizing a contract with LRS Holdings, LLC, Rosemont, Illinois, for Refuse Collection Services for Lake County and the Water Treatment Plant Waste Residue Collection for the various County Departments in the estimated annual amount of $132,344.
Staff Summary
• The current contract for Refuse Collection Services has expired with no options for renewal.
• The County received two bids in the amounts of $132,344 and $139,548.02.
• LRS Holdings, LLC, Rosemont, Illinois is the lowest responsible and responsive bidder in the estimated annual amount of $132,344.
• This resolution authorizes a two-year contract with LRS Holdings, LLC, Rosemont, Illinois with three one-year renewals for an estimated annual amount of $132,344.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, there is a need to enter into a contract for refuse collection service for Lake County and the water treatment plant waste residue collection; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, proposals were called for by publication for Refuse Collection Service for Lake County and the Water Treatment Plant Waste Residue Collection; and
WHEREAS, electronic bids were received from two vendors and publicly opened on May 28, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.; and
WHEREAS, based on the criteria set forth in the bid; the staff evaluated all bids submitted and determined that the bid submitted by LRS Holdings, LLC, Rosemont, Illinois, in the amount of $132,344 is the lowest responsible and responsive bidder for Lake County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into a contract with LRS Holdings, LLC, Rosemont, Illinois, for Refuse Collection Service and Water Treatment Residue Collection Service in the estimated annual amount of $132,344 charged to various accounts.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on August 13, 2024.