TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Jeff Carey, Chief of Fire
SUBJECT:
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Purchase and Installation of 17 Windows for Fire Station 1 from Dutchman Contracting Corporation in the Amount of $32,000.00
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Joliet owns and maintains nine (9) Fire Stations. Fire Department Station No. 1 needs new windows. The window replacement project will be for storefront windows and will include removing the old windows and replacing them with new ones. On December 17, 2024, the City budget was approved by the City Council. The funding for new windows for Station 1 was included in the 2025 budget.
The window replacement project will be for 17 storefront windows furnished and installed, removing old windows, and all scaffolding equipment.
The Public Safety Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
Five (5) quotes were received for the Station 1 window replacement project. Dutchman Contracting Corporation and Cosgrove gave two quotes - one for non-movable windows and one for movable windows. The Fire Department prefers the non-movable windows. The quotes are as follows:
CONTRACTOR BID AMOUNT
Dutchman Contracting Corp. (Non-movable windows) $32,000.00
Dutchman Contracting Corp. (Movable windows) $34,000.00
Heintz Construction $51,585.00
Cosgrove (Non-movable windows) $54,500.00
Cosgrove (Movable windows) $61,750.00
Dutchman Contracting Corporation submitted the lowest quote of $32,000.00 for the non-movable windows.
Section 2-438 of the City of Joliet Code of Ordinances states that purchases over $25,000.00 may be awarded without written specifications or bidding under certain circumstances. Two of these circumstances apply:
(f) Purchases when authorized by a concurring vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Mayor and City Council;
(g) Purchases of professional services.
Sufficient funds exist for this project utilizing the Maintenance Fund (Org 7001000, Object 524300, $32,000.00).
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council award the window replacement project at Fire Station 1, in the amount of $32,000.00, on behalf of Dutchman Contracting Corp.
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