Lake County, IL
File #: 21-0936    Version: 1 Name: Tree Removal and Tree Trimming Services: Contract Award
Type: resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/17/2021 In control: Public Works, Planning & Transportation Committee
On agenda: Final action: 7/13/2021
Title: Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Ciosek Tree Service, Lombard, Illinois, for tree removal and tree trimming service for the Lake County Division of Transportation in the estimated annual amount of $35,365.
Attachments: 1. 21-0936 Bid Tab, Tree Removal and Trimming Services, 2. 21-0936 Vendor Disclosure, Ciosek
Title
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Ciosek Tree Service, Lombard, Illinois, for tree removal and tree trimming service for the Lake County Division of Transportation in the estimated annual amount of $35,365.

Staff Summary
* There is a need to enter into a contract with a successful vendor to perform tree removal and tree trimming services.
* The services include tree cutting services and any combination of, or all, of the following: tree removal, tree trimming, tree stump grinding, tree debris disposal, and emergency tree removal service, if required.
* There was a public call for bids, and a total of four bids were received, ranging from $35,365 to $56,550, and the lowest responsible bidder is Ciosek Tree Service, with a contract amount of $35,365.
* The contract authorizes a two-year contract with three one-year renewals.

Body
R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, there is a need to enter into a contract with a successful vendor to perform tree removal and tree trimming service for the Lake County Division of Transportation; and

WHEREAS, the contract shall include tree cutting services, tree removal, tree trimming, tree stump grinding, tree debris disposal, and emergency tree removal services as required; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 33.036 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, a bid was called for, by publication, for tree removal and tree trimming service for the Lake County Division of Transportation; and

WHEREAS, sealed bids were received from four vendors at the Lake County Administrative Building, Waukegan, Illinois, on March 30, 2021; and

WHEREAS, based on the criteria set forth in the bid; the staff evaluated all bids submitted and determined that the bid submitted by Ciosek Tree Service, Lombard, Illinois, in the amount of $35,365 is the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for Lake County.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into a contract wit...

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