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Authorizing Funding of the Kane County Forensic Laboratories Renovations in the Kane County Sheriff’s Office and Budget Adjustment
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 23-94, the Kane County Board authorized the creation of a special revenue fund for monies received by Kane County from funds resulting from litigation and/or settlements of the opioid litigation; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 23-94, the Kane County Board designated a panel comprised of the Kane County State’s Attorney, the Kane County Sheriff, the Executive Director of the Health Department, the Kane County Coroner, and the Chair of the County Board Public Health Committee as the administrators of the special revenue fund to comply with the terms of the allocation agreement and all reporting requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Board established the AD HOC Opioid Settlement Fund Committee to support the work of the Kane County Sheriff’s Office, State’s Attorney’s and Coroner’s Offices; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office has established a new forensics lab on its premises in coordination with this Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Sheriff's Office announced a request for proposals to renovate space within the Sheriff’s Office to accommodate the forensics lab; and
WHEREAS, bids have been solicited and received for the Forensics Laboratory Renovation Project (BID #25-008), and the eight (8) bids received were opened publicly at 2:00 pm on Friday, February 28, 2025; and
WHEREAS, per the bid documents and specifications, Kluber recommends that the project be awarded to Lite Construction, Inc (LCI), 711 S. Lake Street, Montgomery, IL 60538, with a Total Bid of $1,227,000.00. LCI is in agreement that the scope of work was also included in their bid; and
WHEREAS, Kluber, Inc., conducted a Project Bid Scope Review with LCI and believes their bid is responsive and complete; and
WHEREAS, Kluber recommends that the total project cost also include a project contingency of $120,000.00 to handle any issues during construction. The suggested contingency value for the project was included in the grand total project cost of $1,227,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the $120,000.00 contingency will be held by the County; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office has retained Kluber Inc., 41 W. Benton Street, Aurora, IL 60506, to provide construction administration services for the project in the amount of $22,900.00; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted by the Kane County Board through Resolution 23-94, at the May meeting of the Kane County AD HOC Opioid Settlement Fund Committee, the administrators of the special revenue fund (Fund 349) approved using $1,249,900 (One Million Two Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars) of opioid settlement funds for the Kane County Forensics Lab Renovation Project in the Kane County Sheriff’s Office; and
WHEREAS, to implement the use and project that was approved by the administrators of the special revenue fund, the Kane County Board must award the bid and approve of an agreement with LCI; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with 55 ILCS 5/6-1003, it is necessary for the Kane County Board to approve an emergency appropriation to the Fiscal Year 2025 Kane County Budget and approve any corresponding budget adjustments for the opioid settlement funds to be spent on this project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board authorizes the following appropriation and adjustment to the Fiscal Year 2025 budget to implement the project approved by the administrators of the special revenue fund (Fund 349) at the May meeting of the Kane County AD HOC Opioid Settlement Fund Committee:
349.580.750.72010 Building Improvements $1,249,900
349.580.000.39900 Fund Balance Utilization $1,249,900
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the Chairman of the Kane County Board is authorized to execute a contract for the authorization of the Kane County Forensic Lab Renovation Project to Lite Construction, Inc. (LCI) of Montgomery, IL, for the bid amount of One Million, Two Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,227,000.00) which includes a One Hundred Twenty Thousand and 00/100 Dollar ($120,000.00) project contingency and an additional cost of Twenty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($22,900.00) for construction administration services for a total project cost of One Million, Two Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($1,249,900.00) to implement the project approved by the administrators of the special revenue fund (Fund 349) at the May meeting of the Kane County AD HOC Opioid Settlement Fund Committee.
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Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? No
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?
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Passed by the Kane County Board on June 10, 2025.
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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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