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Authorizing the Kane County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Laboratories Renovation Project and Budget Adjustment to the Capital Fund
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WHEREAS, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office has established a new forensics lab on its premises in coordination with the Opioid Settlement Funds Committee, which was created to support the work of the Sheriff’s Office, State’s Attorney’s Office, and the Coroner’s Office; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Forensics Laboratory began testing drug chemicals shortly after opening in June of 2023 with two staff members and some basic equipment; and
WHEREAS, the goal is to grow the Kane County Forensics Lab into a full-fledged laboratory to provide forensic analysis to expedite test results to law enforcement agencies and the coroner; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Sheriff's Office, in coordination with Building Management and the Purchasing Department, announced a request for proposals to renovate a portion of the Sheriff’s Office to fully house the Forensics Lab; and
WHEREAS, bids were solicited for the Kane County Sheriff’s Office Forensics Laboratories Renovation Project (BID #25-008). A total of eight (8) bids were received and opened publicly on Friday, February 28, 2025, after 2:00 pm; and
WHEREAS, a Kane County Evaluation Team consisting of members from the Kane County Sheriff’s Office, the Kane County Building Management Department, and Kluber Architects & Engineers, the architect of record, held a project scope review after the bid opening to ensure that each bidder fully understood the project and the contract requirements and to determine the best overall contractor for the project; and
WHEREAS, per the bid documents and specifications, the Kane County Evaluation Team recommends that the project be awarded to the lowest bidder, which is 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, the Kane County Evaluation Team further 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 Twenty-Two Thousand, Nine Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($22,900.00); and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office will seek reimbursement for project costs from the Opioid Settlement Fund to cover all costs of this project as additional settlement funds are received and become available. Currently available Opioid Funds to offset the expenditures are approximately Three Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($350,000); and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office requests that $500,000.00 of Capital Fund 500 be reserved to fund the Kane County Sheriff’s Office Forensics Laboratories Renovation Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board approves the following adjustment to be made to the Fiscal Year 2025 budget assignment and transfers amount:
500.800.805.50000 Project Administration Services $22,900
500.800.805.72010 Building Improvements $1,249,900
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Kane County Board authorizes and directs the Chair of the Board to execute a contract for the Kane County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Laboratories Renovation Project with 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).
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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
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Passed by the Kane County Board on May 13, 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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