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Resolution authorizing a two year agreement with renewal options with SimplexGrinnell, Addison, Illinois, for fire alarm service testing and preventative maintenance of various County facilities in the estimated annual amount of $120,000.
Staff Summary
* Lake County currently owns and operates Simplex fire alarm systems at the following facilities: Winchester House, 911 Center, Depke Juvenile Complex and Facility, Adult Probation Office, Lake County Jail, Work Release Tower, Administrative Tower and Courts Complex, Coroner's Office, and the Multi Department Storage Building.
* The existing Simplex fire alarm system's software and hardware is warrantied, maintained, serviced, and annually tested for code compliance by the local SimplexGrinnell office, Addison, Illinois. SimplexGrinnell is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for the required warranty service and maintenance on the software and hardware. Since 2013, Lake County has a contract for service and maintenance with SimplexGrinnell.
* A service contract with SimplexGrinnell will provide Facilities Operations with long term stability of its equipment and improves the reliability and operations of the life safety monitoring equipment by following OEM recommended service intervals and local fire code authority testing of the fire alarm system.
* Facilities identified a cooperative purchasing contract with SimplexGrinnell., Addison, Illinois, through the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) to continue to procure fire alarm service testing and preventative maintenance for the equipment by the OEM that was competitively solicited and awarded.
* Pursuant to Article 10-101 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Purchasing, Lake County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the initial term of the NJPA contract which is June 30, 2017 through June 30, 2018 and allows for three additional one-year renewals.
* Funding for the service was budgeted as part of the Facili...
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