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AUTHORIZING FUNDING OF THE KANE COUNTY FORENSICS LAB RENOVATIONS IN THE KANE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
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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 office to accommodate the forensics lab; and
WHEREAS, bids have been solicited and received for the Forensics Laboratory Renovation Project (BID #24-045) and the eight (8) bids received were opened publicly on 3:30 pm on Friday, July 26, 2024; 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 Nineteen Thousand, Six Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($19,600.00); and
WHEREAS, per the bid documents and specifications, Kluber recommends that the project be awarded to Boller Construction, Co. (BCC), 3045 W. Washington Street, Waukegan, IL 60085, for a Total Bid of $1,058,400.00. BCC is...
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