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Joint resolution ratifying an emergency procurement with Atlas Copco CTS, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, in the amount of $36,261.19 for equipment repair at the Vernon Hills Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $36,261 for Public Works expenditures from the Public Works fund balance reserve as modifications to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget.
Staff Summary
* The County owns and operates the Vernon Hills WRF that utilizes blowers to create large volumes of air that are critical to the wastewater treatment process.
* Two of the four blowers utilized as part of the facility's operations failed due to an electrical surge, requiring extensive repair.
* Pursuant to the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, emergency procurements are made when there exists a threat to public health, welfare, or safety, or to prevent or minimize serious disruption of governmental services.
* Pursuant to Article 6, Section 103, the Director of Public Works has submitted a written determination of the basis for the emergency and the certification that the procurement of this equipment was appropriate.
* The expenditures for this repair work was not included in the approved FY 2018 budget.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the County of Lake (County) owns and operates sewage treatment facilities serving diverse communities throughout the County; and
WHEREAS, the facilities and equipment sometimes fail and require emergency replacement and repair; and
WHEREAS, the County experienced failures to two blowers at the Vernon Hills Water Reclamation Facility that require immediate repair; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 6-103 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, emergency equipment replacement was necessary at the Vernon Hills Water Reclamation Facility; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent issued an emergency purchase order for the equipment repair; and
WHEREAS, in accordance w...
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