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Resolution authorizing a contract with Syska Hennessy, Chicago, Illinois, in an amount not to exceed $391,440 to provide architectural and engineering services for mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and architectural (MEFPA) and telecom consulting for the mechanical infrastructure projects at the Babcox Justice Center.
Staff Summary
• Included in the 2017 budget and carry-over process, $1,500,000 was approved as part of the facility assessment projects in the Corporate Capital Improvement Program (CCIP) for the third chiller in the Criminal Courts Tower for the jail, the jail’s air handling units design, the jail’s domestic boiler design, and the jail’s smoke evacuation replacement.
• These projects require design and engineering services prior to procurement of construction services.
• In accordance with the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, Statement of Interest Number 14030 was issued for professional architectural and engineering services for the Lake County Facilities Operations Department and responses were received from 13 firms.
• Based on staff evaluations, Syska Hennessy, Chicago, Illinois, is the most qualified firm to perform this work and a scope of services was negotiated for this project.
• In 2012, the Lake County Board approved a contract with AECOM for architectural, engineering, and consulting services for the new Criminal Courts Tower
• Syska Hennessy was the engineer of record under AECOM for the design and installation of the new chillers for the Criminal Courts Tower
• In accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, the selected and recommended firm is Syska Hennessy, Chicago, Illinois.
• This resolution authorizes the execution of the agreement with Syska Hennessy, Chicago, Illinois, in the amount not to exceed of $391,440 and will be managed by Facilities Department of Finance & Administrative Services.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, funding was allocated as part of the 2017 budget and carry-over process for certain capital improvements at the Babcox Justice Center, and;
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, Statement of Interest # 14030 was issued for Professional Architectural and Engineering Services for the Lake County Facilities Operations Department and responses were received from 13 firms.; and
WHEREAS, more comprehensive design services to provide architectural and engineering for mechanical, electrical, fire protection and architectural (MEFPA) and telecom consulting for the mechanical infrastructure projects at the Babcox Justice Center; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, 50 ILCS 510/1 et. seq.; the selected and recommended firm is Syska Hennessy of Chicago, Illinois; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is hereby directed to enter into a contract with Syska Hennessy, Chicago, Illinois, for architectural and engineering services at the Babcox Justice Center in the amount of $391,440 and will be managed by Facilities Department of Finance & Administrative Services and charged to account #101-1103285-82020.
DATED, at Waukegan, Illinois, on May 9, 2017.