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Authorizing the Purchase of Furniture, Furnishings, and Services with Tayco Office Furnishings, Inc. through TIPS for the Building Management Department (Contract# 240301)
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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. 24-245 the County of Kane has previously entered into a Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement (“MICPA”) with TIPS, 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 TIPS MICPA, public purchasing contract (Contract No. 240301) to purchase Furniture, Furnishings, and Services from Tayco Office Furnishings, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the term of TIPS’ Tayco Office Furnishings, Inc. contract (No. 240301) is through May 31, 2029; and
WHEREAS, the County has in the past successfully utilized TIPS public purchasing contracts to the satisfaction of the County.
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 TIPS (under Contract No. 240301) and Tayco Office Furnishings, Inc. for the purchase of Furniture, Furnishings, and Services through May 31, 2029; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Kane County Building Management Department is hereby authorized to purchase Furniture, Furnishings, and Services through TIPS’ Tayco Office Furnishings, Inc. Contract No. 240301 for a sum not-to-exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) per fiscal year; and
BE IT ALSO FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) is hereby appropriated from Capital # (500.800.805.72010) and Various funds to pay for the Building Management Department Furniture, Furnishings, and Services procurement from Tayco Office Furnishings, Inc. under Contract No. 240301.
Line Item: 500.800.805.72010, Various
Line Item Description: Capital, 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 July 14, 2026.
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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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