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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.
Body
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 determined that the bid submitted by NES, Inc., Mokena, IL in the amount of $140,225, is the lowest responsive and responsible bidder that best meets the needs of the County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into a contract with NES, Inc., Mokena, IL for the Abatement in the Courts Complex for Facility Operations in the amount of $140,225, charging to account #101-1103285-82020.
DATED at Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, on April 8, 2014.