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Resolution authorizing a contract with Homestead Electrical Contracting, LLC, Ingleside, Illinois, for electrical construction of the Depke fire alarm and door control replacements.
Staff Summary
* Lake County has a need to contract for the replacement of the fire alarm, the programmable logic controller (PLC) Security System for the Depke Juvenile Complex.
* The new fire alarm system will be on a network connecting four buildings together for central monitoring in the Detention Facility central control room.
* The PLC Security System will provide new touch screen automation for intercom, door and security camera control of the Detention holding areas.
* An invitation to bid was issued and extended to 27 qualified vendors and a sealed bid was received from one local vendor in the amount of $1,597,408.
* Homestead Electrical Contracting, LLC was determined to be the lowest responsive and responsible bidder who best meets the needs of the County in the amount of $1,597,408.
* Funding has been secured for this service through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 approved budget and the contract will be managed by the Facilities and Construction Services Department.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Lake County has a need to contract for a replacement of the fire alarm, the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)/Intercom system replacement, a new centralized Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and hydrogen detection system, and other miscellaneous components for the Depke Juvenile Complex; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 33.036 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, a bid was called for the Electrical Construction for Depke Fire Alarm and Door Control Replacements; and
WHEREAS, an invitation to bid was issued and extended to 27 qualified vendors and a sealed bid was received from one local vendor in the amount of $1,597,408; and
WHEREAS, Homestead Electrical Contracting, LLC, Ingleside, Illinois, was determined to be the lowest responsive and responsibl...
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