Title
Resolution authorizing a contract with AED Professionals, Palatine, Illinois, for the replacement of AED's (Automated External Defibrillator) and associated cases in the amount of $266,549.
Staff Summary
* As part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Lake County Human Resources Budget Process, funding was appropriated for the purchase of new AED units and associated cases.
* There is a need to replace the current AED units as the warranties on the existing units expire in October 2024.
* In addition to the purchase of the replacement units the new AED units will carry an 8-year warranty, will be equipped with a battery pack and Wi-Fi cases that include a service that will check the unit's functional capacity monthly, send alerts on expired battery packs and track the location of each unit.
* Pursuant to Chapter 33.115 of the County's Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Joint Purchasing Authorized, the County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of goods, services, construction, or professional services with one or more public procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants.
* This contract expires on June 30, 2027.
* A cooperative purchasing contract with AED Professionals has been identified through Sourcewell (Contract #041823-STY) to procure the needed Hearsine AED replacement units.
* This resolution authorizes the purchase of 288 Automated External Defibrillators and Wi-Fi cases in the amount of $266,549.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Lake County Human Resources Budget Process, funding was appropriated for the purchase of new AED (Automated External Defibrillator) units and associated cases; and
WHEREAS, the current AED warranties will expire in October 2024 therefore prompting the need replace the current AED units for liability purposes; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the purchase of the replacement units the new AED units will carry an 8-year warranty, wil...
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