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Resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation and authorizing an agreement with FGM Architects, Inc., Chicago, Illinois for professional architectural and engineering services for the replacement of Lake County's Libertyville Campus fuel facility, in the amount of $400,000.
Staff Summary
* Lake County's Libertyville Campus fuel facility was constructed in 1992 and is at the end of its useful life.
* In April of 2023, a feasibility study was completed with the recommendation that the existing fuel facility be completely replaced.
* A professional services firm will be utilized to prepare the necessary design documents and then provide project oversight during construction.
* In accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, a firm may be selected directly by the County based on a prior satisfactory relationship; the recommended consultant is FGM Architects, Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
* This project will be funded with Corporate Capital Improvement Program (CCIP) unallocated funds, with reimbursement from the Division of Transportation and Public Works Department for their respective cost share amounts. These funds must be emergency appropriated from the General Fund's Capital Improvement Fund, Fund 106 Fund Balance, as this expense was not anticipated in the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget. There is sufficient fund balance that has been set aside for long-term capital needs to accommodate this expense.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Libertyville Campus fuel facility, originally constructed in 1992, is at the end of its useful service life and needs to be replaced; and
WHEREAS, professional architectural and engineering services are required for this improvement; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that a consulting firm be employed to provide these professional services; and
WHEREAS, Lake County has selected FGM Architects, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, in accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Ac...
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