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Resolution authorizing a two-year agreement, with renewal options, with Johnson Controls, Addison, Illinois, (Johnson Controls) for fire pump and sprinkler service testing and preventative maintenance of various Lake County (County) facilities in the estimated annual amount of $93,000.
Staff Summary
• The County currently owns and operates Johnson Controls fire pump and sprinkler systems at the following facilities: Winchester House, 911 Center, Depke Juvenile Complex and Facility, Adult Probation Office, County Jail, Work Release Tower, Administrative Tower and Courts Complex, Coroner’s Office, and the Multi-Department Storage Building.
• The service and maintenance contracts for the fire pump and sprinkler systems have expired. There is a need for ongoing routine service intervals and local fire-code authority testing of the fire pump and sprinkler system to maintain the current level of service and code compliance for the equipment.
• The Facilities Division identified a cooperative purchasing contract with Johnson Controls through the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) to continue to procure fire alarm service testing and preventative maintenance for the equipment by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that was competitively solicited and awarded.
• Pursuant to Article 10-101 of the County’s Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Purchasing, the County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement with Johnson Controls, which will be effective immediately, and allows for annual renewals through June 30, 2021 for the procurement of approved hourly rates and equipment costs for future needs as budgeted.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lake County currently owns and operates Johnson Controls fire pump and sprinkler Systems at the following facilities: Winchester House, 911 Center, Depke Juvenile Complex and Facility, Adult Probation Office, County Jail, Work Release Tower, Administrative Tower and Courts Complex, Coroner’s Office, and Multi Department Storage Building; and
WHEREAS, to maintain the current level of service and code compliance for the equipment, there is a need for ongoing routine service intervals and local fire-code authority testing of the fire pump and sprinkler system; and
WHEREAS, the Facilities Division identified a cooperative purchasing contract with Johnson Controls through the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) to continue to procure fire pump and sprinkler service testing and preventative maintenance for the equipment by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that was competitively solicited and awarded; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 10-101 of the County’s Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Purchasing, the County may participate in a cooperative purchasing with Johnson Controls, which will be effective immediately, and allows for annual renewals through June 30, 2023 for the procurement of approved hourly rates and equipment costs for future needs as budgeted; and
WHEREAS, funding for the service was budgeted as part of the annual operating budget for the Facilities Operations Division and they will manage the contract; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into a two-year agreement, with renewal options with Johnson Controls, Addison, Illinois, for the fire alarm service and maintenance for various County facilities in the estimated annual amount of $93,000, charged to #101-1220030-73170.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on June 12, 2018.