Title
Resolution authorizing a contract with Ground Up Enterprises, Grayslake, Illinois, (Ground Up Enterprises) for snow plowing and snow removal services at various Lake County facilities for a one year period, with four one year renewals, in the estimated annual amount of $98,705.
Staff Summary
• Lake County Facilities Operations currently contracts for snow plowing and snow removal services at the Round Lake Beach Branch Court, the Park City Branch Court, Mundelein Branch Court, Children’s Advocacy Center, Lake County Multi-Departmental Storage Facility, and Depke Juvenile Justice Complex with a combined total of approximately 435,000 square feet of parking lots.
• The current contract for this service will expire on November 30, 2018.
• An invitation to bid was issued and extended to 30 vendors and sealed bids were received from one local vendor and two non-local vendors with the three responsive and responsible bids ranging from $98,705 to $128,696.
• Ground Up Enterprises was the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 4-102 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, bids were called for by publication for snow plowing and snow removal services at various Lake County facilities; and
WHEREAS, an invitation to bid was issued and extended to 30 vendors and sealed bids were received from one local vendor and two non-local vendors with the three responsive and responsible bids ranging from $98,705 to $128,696; and
WHEREAS, based on the criteria set forth in the Invitation to Bid; the staff evaluated all bid submittals and determined that the bid submitted by Ground Up Enterprises, Grayslake, Illinois, is the most favorable bid for Lake County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Ground Up Enterprises, Grayslake, Illinois, for Snow Plowing and Snow Removal Services at Various Lake County Facilities for a two-year agreement with three additional one-year renewals in the estimated annual amount of $98,705.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on November 13, 2018.