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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Wellpath LLC, Nashville, Tennessee in the estimated annual amount of $4,657,248 for inmate medical care at the Lake County Jail.
Staff Summary
• The current contract for jail medical services expires on November 30, 2025.
• A request for proposal (RFP) was sent to 15 vendors and proposals were received from two vendors with annual costs ranging from $4.6 million to $5.5 million.
• Based on the criteria set forth in the RFP, it has been determined that the proposal submitted by Wellpath LLC, is the most favorable for Lake County.
• The contract authorizes the purchasing agent to enter into a two-year agreement with three additional one-year renewal options that will cost the County an estimated annual amount of $4,657,248, pending County Board budget approval.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 5-102 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, proposals were called for by publication for Jail Medical Services; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to said publication, Request for Proposals were extended to 15 vendors; and
WHEREAS, electronic proposals were received from two vendors, and opened in the County Building, Waukegan, Illinois, on April 18, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.; and
WHEREAS, based on the criteria set forth in the Request for Proposals, the Evaluation Committee selected Wellpath LLC to be in the best interest of 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 Wellpath LLC of Nashville, Tennessee, in the estimated annual amount of $4,657,248 for inmate medical services.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on October 14, 2025.