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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 O...
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