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Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd, Rosemont, Illinois, for General engineering services.
Staff Summary
• Lake County Public Works (LCPW) is seeking general and applications engineering services for sewer and water investigations, preliminary studies, preliminary design, final studies, and final design documents, and onsite, in-office staffing augmentation as requested.
• This master agreement, sourced through a full Statement of Interest (SOI) competitive process, will allow individual task orders to be issued up to a maximum cumulative value of $500,000 for a given fiscal year. The term of the contract will be two years with three one-year renewal options to allow for future projects with services based on approved contracted rates.
• The Lake County Purchasing Division received Statements of Interest from ten professional firms in response to the Issued Statement of Interest #24216 and interviewed four qualified firms.
• In accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, the four firms were all deemed qualified and selected for contract agreements. This resolution recommends an award to Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. for general engineering services.
• The ongoing LCPW Capital Improvement Program includes an annual budget for this service.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Purchasing Division received Statements of Interest from ten professional firms in response to issued Statement of Interest #24216; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, four consultants were selected for contract agreements and recommended for selection, one of which is Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd, Rosemont, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the contract with Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd, provides that the consultant will provide general engineering services for sewer and water investigations, preliminary studies, preliminary design, final studies, and final design documents, and onsite, in-office staffing augmentation as requested; and
WHEREAS, the term of the contract will be two years with three one-year renewal options to allow for future projects with services based on approved contracted rates. The maximum cumulative value of task orders issued is $500,000 for a given fiscal year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract with Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd, Rosemont, Illinois, in the amount of $500,000, for general engineering services budgeted as part of the ongoing Lake County Public Works Capital Improvement Program.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on March 12, 2024.