Title
Resolution authorizing a contract with Yellowstone Landscape, Wauconda, Illinois, for Lawncare and Landscape Services for Lake County Facilities in the estimated annual amount of $95,291.
Staff Summary
• The current contract for Lawncare and Landscape Services has expired with no options for renewal.
• The County received six bids for Lake County Facilities in the amounts of $49,380 through $138,574.14, one non-responsive bid was received.
• Yellowstone Landscape, Wauconda, Illinois is the lowest responsible and responsive bidder in the estimated annual amount of $95,291.
• This resolution authorizes a two-year contract with Yellowstone Landscape, Wauconda, Illinois with three one-year renewals for an estimated annual amount of $95,291.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, there is a need to enter into a contract for lawncare and landscape services for Lake County Facilities; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, proposals were called for by publication for lawncare and landscape services for various Lake County departments; and
WHEREAS, electronic bids were received from six vendors and publicly opened on July 24, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.; and
WHEREAS, based on the criteria set forth in the bid; the staff evaluated all bids submitted and determined that the bid submitted by Yellowstone Landscape, Wauconda, Illinois, in the amount of $95,291 is the lowest responsible and responsive bidder for Lake County Facilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into a contract with Yellowstone Landscape, Wauconda, Illinois, for Lawncare and Landscape Service for Lake County Facilities in the estimated annual amount of $95,291.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on September 10, 2024.