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Resolution authorizing a contract with NES, Inc., Mokena, Illinois for abatement in the Courts Complex Administrative Towers building for Facility Operations in the amount of $140,225.
Staff Summary
* Lake County is installing a new fire alarm system and removing smoke doors in the Courts Complex Administrative Towers building in Waukegan, Illinois.
* Removal of asbestos-containing materials (ACM) needs to be performed in order to install certain components of the new fire alarm system and to allow the removal of the smoke doors.
* An invitation to bid was issued and invitations extended to 25 vendors.
* Sealed bids were received from one local vendor and four non-local vendors with responsive and responsible bids ranging from $140,225 to $385,000.
* Funding for this work was approved as part of the CCIP Facility Assessment and Downtown Campus Improvement project.
* NES, Inc., Mokena, Illinois is the lowest responsive and responsible bidder who best meets the needs of the County at a cost of $140,225.
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WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 4-102 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, bids were called the Abatement in the Courts Complex for Facility Operations; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to said publication, an Invitation to Bid was extended to 25 vendors; and
WHEREAS, sealed bids were received from one local vendor and four non-local vendors and opened at the Central Permit Facility, Libertyville, Illinois, on March 13, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, Lake County is installing a new fire system and removing smoke doors in the Courts Building at the Lake County Administrative Building Complex in Waukegan, IL; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to remove the asbestos-containing materials (ACM) in order to install certain components of the new fire alarm system and to allow for the removal of the smoke doors; and
WHEREAS, based on the criteria set forth in the Invitation to Bid; the staff evaluated the bid submittals and dete...
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