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Authorizing a Contract with Tech Applications & Consulting, LLC for the 3DEP LIDAR Project (BID# 24-053-KK)
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WHEREAS, Kane County intends to continue efforts to maintain accurate, reliable, and up-to-date geographical data; and
WHEREAS, the 3DEP Lidar contract will provide 3D Elevation Program Lidar for Kane County; and
WHEREAS, 3DEP LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is an optical remote sensing technology that measures properties of scattered light to find range and/or other information of a distant target. LIDAR can be used for feature extraction such as building outlines and deciduous trees and also can be used to support decision making processes for many important issues currently facing the Kane County, including real estate development and land use, transportation infrastructure, storm water and watershed management and analysis; and
WHEREAS, bids have been solicited for the 3DEP LIDAR Project per BID# 24-053-KK. A total of three (3) bids were received by the deadline and opened publicly on Thursday, August 22, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, as per documents and specifications, was Tech Applications & Consulting, LLC of Topeka, KS for an amount of Ninety-One Thousand, Five Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars ($91,525); and
WHEREAS, the GIS-Technologies Department recommends selecting the 3DEP LIDAR data with one-mile buffer from Kane County boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the Contract calls for the use of funds beyond the present budget year and the County of Kane acknowledges the necessity of the appropriation of such funds; and
WHEREAS, adequate funds have been submitted in the GIS FY2025 budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board by the Kane County Board that the Chairman thereof is hereby authorized and directed to execute a contract with Tech Applications & Consulting, LLC (TAC) for Ninety-One Thousand, Five Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars ($91,525) for the 3DEP Lidar Project with a one-mile buffer.
Line Item: 101.060.070.50150
Line Item Description: Contractual Services
Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? Yes, in submitted FY2025 budget.
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? Yes, in submitted FY2025 budget.
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available?
If not approved in FY2025 Budget, there are available funds in the GIS fun balance to cover this contract.
Passed by the Kane County Board on October 8, 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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