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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Skalar Inc., Buford, Georgia, in the amount of $74,400 for the purchase of a Total Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen (TOC_TN) analyzer for the Lake County Public Works Department.
Staff Summary
* A TOC_TN analyzer is in use at the Lake County Environmental Laboratory, but the Total Organic Carbon (TOC) portion of the analyzer is no longer operational and therefore not in service. The current TOC_TN analyzer is 18 years old and is nearing its end of life. There is a need to prepare ahead and replace the full system to avoid disruption to the TN testing and reporting.
* A Request for Proposal was extended to several vendors; responses were received from three vendors, and one vendor was short-listed for finalist interviews.
* Based on the criteria set forth in the Request for Proposals, the evaluation committee selected Skalar, Inc., as the most qualified vendor.
* The contract includes the purchase and installation of the TOC_TN analyzer in the amount of $71,300 plus training services in the amount of $3,100 for a total contract cost of $74,400.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the current total organic carbon and total nitrogen (TOC_TN) analyzer at the Lake County Environmental Laboratory is unable to be repaired and needs to be replaced in order to continue TOC_TN testing and reporting in the laboratory; and
WHEREAS, the current TOC_TN analyzer is nearing its end of life according to the manufacturer and is no longer operational for the TOC analysis; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, a Request for Proposal was extended to several vendors, responses were received, and one vendor was short-listed for finalist interviews; and
WHEREAS, based on the criteria set forth in the Request for Proposals, the evaluation committee selected Skalar Inc., as the most qualified vendor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent i...
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