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Authorizing Expenditure of Funds for HVAC Maintenance, Repair, Supplies, and Equipment with Trane US, Inc. Through Omnia for the Building Management Department
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VII, Section 10, of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, and the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1, et seq.), the County is authorized to procure goods and services through other governmental entities and agencies, provided various requirements of the Kane County Code are satisfied; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 3, Section 2-221 of the Kane County Code permits joint purchasing agreements by the County with other units of government when: a) the procurement is made pursuant to a written agreement, b) competitive selection procedures were used, c) the procurement is not employed to circumvent the intent of the County Purchasing Code, and d) the County is authorized pursuant to law or regulation to contract with the cooperating governmental agency; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Kane County Board Resolution No. 22-265 the County of Kane has previously entered into a Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement (“MICPA”) with Omnia; a cooperative purchasing organization that aggregates the purchasing power of governmental entities nationwide; and
WHEREAS, the MICPA is an intergovernmental agreement between the principal procurement agencies and the County (a participating agency) that permits the County to purchase products and/or services through various existing public purchasing agreements executed by the principal procurement agencies and their contracting third-party businesses; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Building Management Department desires to utilize, through the Omnia MICPA Cooperative, the purchase of HVAC Maintenance, Repair, Supplies, and Equipment, public purchasing contract (Contract No. 33441) from Trane US Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the term of Omnia’s Trane US Inc. contract (No. 33441) is through August 31, 2027; and
WHEREAS, the County has in the past successfully utilized Omnia public purchasing contracts to the satisfaction of the County; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Building Management Department has multiple heating and air conditioning projects reviewed and approved by ARPA estimated to cost $12,223,000 causing a need for additional funds for HVAC Maintenance, Repair, Supplies, and Equipment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the Kane County Building Management Department is authorized to enter into a joint purchasing agreement with Omnia (under Contract No. 33441) and Trane US Inc. for the purchase of HVAC Maintenance, Repair, Supplies and Equipment.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Kane County Building Management Department is hereby authorized to purchase HVAC Maintenance, Repair, Supplies, and Equipment through Omnia’s Trane US Inc. Contract No. 33441 for a sum not-to-exceed Twelve Million, Two Hundred and Thirty-Three Thousand Dollars ($12,223,000).
BE IT ALSO FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that Twelve Million, Two Hundred and Thirty-Three Thousand Dollars ($12,223,000) is hereby appropriated from ARPA Funds Line item 355/356 and other various funds to pay for the Building Management Department HVAC Maintenance, Repair, Supplies, and Equipment procurement from Trane US Inc. under Contract No. 33441.
Line Item: 355/356, Various
Line Item Description: ARPA, Various
Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? Yes
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? Yes
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available? N/A
Passed by the Kane County Board on September 10, 2024.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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