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AUTHORIZING THE KANE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE NEW ADMINISTRATION WING PROJECT AND A BUDGET ROLLOVER
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WHEREAS, the Kane County Adult Justice Center is in dire need of additional office space due to the Kane County Sheriff's Office expanding inmate programs, expanding social worker team and the need for additional evidence storage; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Sheriff's Office, in coordination with Building Management and Information Technologies announced a request for proposals to expand the Kane County Sheriff's Office into the unused portion of the Kane County Adult Judicial Center front lobby; and
WHEREAS, bids have been solicited and received for the Kane County Sheriff's Office New Administration Wing Project (BID #23-037). A total of seven (7) bids were received and opened publicly on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at 3:30 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 the Kane County Information Technologies Department 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 Lite Construction, Inc (LCI), 711 S. Lake Street, Montgomery, IL 60538 for a Total Bid of $649,674.00. 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 $60,000.00 to handle any issues during construction. The suggested contingency value for the project was included in the grand total project cost of $649,674.00; and
WHEREAS, the $60,000.00 contingency will be held by t...
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