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Resolution authorizing an agreement with FGM Architects, Westchester, Illinois, to provide Pre-Design and Schematic Design Architectural/Engineering Services for a Multi-Agency Facility in Libertyville, Illinois, in the amount of $1,184,559.
Staff Summary
* As part of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and in alignment with the Facilities Capital Improvement Plan, design of a new multi-agency facility in the Libertyville Campus tentatively planned to include the operations of the Coroner, some operations of the Sheriff, and storage space for the County Clerk was authorized.
* Lake County issued Statement of Interest #25219, which described the scope of services required to provide a comprehensive design solution for the new facility.
* Notices were sent to 50 firms and responses were received from 5 firms.
* In accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, a selection Committee evaluated all firms, then selected and interviewed three firms.
* FGM Architects was determined to be the most qualified and negotiations were conducted.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the County desires to contract with an architecture and engineering firm to provide pre-design and schematic design Architectural and Engineering services for a new Multi-Agency Facility in Libertyville, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, as part of the 2025 Capital Improvement Program Lake County has identified the need for forward planning efforts for a multi-agency facility in the Libertyville Campus tentatively planned to include the operations of the Coroner, some operations of the Sheriff, and storage space for the County Clerk; and
WHEREAS, Lake County Purchasing received and evaluated Statements of Interest from five professional firms of which three were short-listed; and
WHEREAS, Lake County has selected FGM Architects, in accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, 50 ILCS 510/1 et. seq.; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to quantify the magnitude of the...
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