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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Tecorp Inc. of Joliet, Illinois, in the amount of $214,000 for the Lake County Department of Public Works water tower tank exterior cleaning services.
Staff Summary
* The Lake County Department of Public Works owns and operates eight water tower tanks which require on-going professional cleaning services of the exterior surface of the elevated towers and standpipes.
* The County received bids from five contractors ranging from $44,000 to $387,335 for water tower tank exterior cleaning services. Four bidders were determined to be non-responsive.
* Two towers are scheduled for cleaning this year ($52,000) and are accounted for in the Department's Fiscal Year 2025 budget ($60,000).
* Award of this contract is recommended to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Tecorp Inc. of Joliet, Illinois, who best meets the needs of the County in the amount of $214,000, to service the eight water tower tanks, executable over a multi-year period, renewable annually for up to three years.
* This resolution authorizes and directs the County Purchasing agent to execute a contract with Tecorp Inc. of Joliet, Illinois, in the amount of $214,000.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Department of Public Works owns and operates eight water towers which require on-going professional cleaning services of the exterior surface of the elevated towers and standpipes; and
WHEREAS, as part of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, the Department of Public Works budgeted for water tower exterior cleaning services for two towers; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, bids were called for by publication of the Water Tower Tank Exterior Cleaning Project; and
WHEREAS, Tecorp Inc., Joliet, Illinois, is the lowest responsible and responsive bidder in the amount of $214,000; and
WHEREAS, the term of the contract is executable over a multi-year period, renewable annually for up to three years and expires...
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