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John Donato presented the item and explained that the state-use program is a procurement preference designed to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities; it allows state agencies to purchase goods and services from qualified not-for-profit agencies that employ individuals with disabilities. Donato said 56% of the staff who will perform services under the contract are either individuals with disabilities or veterans.

Staff recommended award to Bridgeway Incorporated under contract number 25-0013 in an amount not to exceed $18,000,000 for a three-year term. Donato told the committee the proposed amount is lower than the current agreement because the tollway will use machine learning and generative AI to reduce the number of images requiring human review.

The committee voted to place the operations item on the April full board agenda; the motion to place the item on the board agenda was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The committee did not finalize an award at the meeting; final approval remains with the full board.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Illinois Tollway Technology & Operations Committee Meeting\tApr 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee recommended placement of a state use contract with Bridgeway Incorporated to provide image review services, noting the program’s use of disabled-employee preference and that machine learning and generative AI will reduce the volume of images needing human review.","taxTitle","Toll Highway Authority, Illinois State, T, Boards and Commissions, Executive, Illinois","taxId",38145,"location","Illinois","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6252028,"Committee recommends two electric remote-controlled slope mowers for trial to reduce emissions and improve worker safety",92,1134000,1226000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3191507-ec23eaeebdeeac7a7253c94b5cc59b2d&start=1134&end=1226","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3191507-ec23eaeebdeeac7a7253c94b5cc59b2d/thumbnail_1134000.jpg","/articles/6252028/Illinois/Committee-recommends-two-electric-remote-controlled-slope-mowers-for-trial-to-reduce-emissions-and-improve-worker-safety","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252028-89661924190e4e3e388d289d878ad629/orig.mp4?Expires=1771095847&Signature=OB4YYvlLPYtGtIuXdV8HpmWAsjHFOZjCdGlNiefTvy1mtoeL3iqt~d5nPTO1BUOyII2OnpW4msswYeiRyMeMJwYUz5I7JJ-YH25jvYWRA9CC1hhCNQY-Jq2vi20ozsE0DV0OI0o6Pz6~pCvGbJzGAreORhLxuiZZBh7h920f9sCUFn9v1g3qZv3h5XKX95Y7GHQf9vOq0PMuuRVxAAweXy98cwKiKRtWMwox~Wcksdw3TjmYm1JhcudCukAJzh5bkV7zxQYVyM6-GK8OI-IByHtrs07QX0FJcOsu8yqedNUGcfoQGuHj3LZUjCjtfe~4-4rwq-ChhRIQdMLh-h4ZPA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","CHICAGO — The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority’s Technology and Operations Committee approved placing a facilities contract to purchase two fully electric remote-controlled slope mowers on the April full board agenda, staff said.

Dave, identified in the meeting as the tollway’s chief of facilities and fleet, told the committee the contract will buy two electric remote-controlled slope mowers with trailers, fast-charging kits, spare tires and multiple attachments. He said the purchase includes a two-year OEM warranty covering parts, material and labor at no additional cost and that the mowers are being evaluated as potential replacements for diesel slope mowers in the future.

Dave said the tollway currently has eight remote-controlled diesel slope mowers and that the two new electric units will be used at maintenance sites that now share machines with other locations. He said the mowers are lower profile and will allow crews to drive under cable guardrail — about 45 miles of which the tollway manages on some routes — enabling safer trimming of grass and brush and reducing the need for workers to use weed whips near shoulders, a practice he described as dangerous.

Staff recommended award to Green Scribe of North America Inc., doing business as Grama USA (presentation also referenced the name Raymoo/Raymoo USA), for contract 230204R in an amount not to exceed $190,957.41. The committee voted to place the facilities and fleet item on the full board agenda; the committee did not finalize a full procurement award at the meeting.

The item was presented as a pilot and evaluation purchase; staff said the technology is new in the marketplace and that there was only one local distributor identified for the equipment. No public comments about the purchase were recorded during the committee meeting.","The committee recommended placing a facilities contract to purchase two fully electric remote-controlled slope mowers (with trailers, chargers and warranty) on the full board agenda, citing safety and emission benefits.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6252032,"Technology and Operations committee backs placement of three IT contracts including Okta, tower equipment increase and EnRoute CAD licenses",78,828000,906000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3191507-ec23eaeebdeeac7a7253c94b5cc59b2d&start=828&end=906","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3191507-ec23eaeebdeeac7a7253c94b5cc59b2d/thumbnail_828000.jpg","/articles/6252032/Illinois/Technology-and-Operations-committee-backs-placement-of-three-IT-contracts-including-Okta-tower-equipment-increase-and-EnRoute-CAD-licenses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252032-70c7fea32e2c08d2a536e29769b591a0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771095847&Signature=VovtTOHWAkM9WPXir2a20luyinfbZSwNjn9QOAT9yoRpfvq4pdzTuuerMde0WZsbzz1WcuwOBWu0kOKP27uJ7TvHAp7hn19Jvrj5CSzOvFR0XME8TIKN3wzdyUJ94TTT6sCXMIpJA0XVXllfwBwQX-DHMK442~pTz1cHrKILwDxIWzfDOU3iloNutjzNgyQsc8vh5II~NYb799BySX3FeH5QGEQb4ceSOZDA1PgiTh9pYYNEpJI2vjN9ADSN7aHYp~bguJKxoxjWF1Kfj7qYjId4dB4SnAWCeDTZciylyizQ7pZM31oN1YGvpOElOLu--Fb5gZzOorsfYcDzJNIAcA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","CHICAGO — The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority’s Technology and Operations Committee voted unanimously in April 2025 to place three information-technology procurement items on the full board agenda, including a proposed Okta identity-management contract, an increase to a tower-equipment contract for mutual-aid work, and purchase of EnRoute computer-aided dispatch licenses for tollway dispatch.

The committee approved placement of the three items after Chief Information Officer Mike Shea described the contracts and recommended awardees. Shea said the Okta platform provides “a centralized solution for universal directory,” single sign-on and multi-factor authentication across on-premise and cloud applications. The committee was told the recommended vendor for Okta maintenance and support is Matrix Systems Group under contract 250024 for an amount not to exceed $1,300,000 for a three-year term.

The committee also approved placing a recommended increase to an existing contract for additional mutual-aid tower equipment and services. Staff said during execution of the existing contract the tollway identified additional structural analysis, communications power work and decommissioning of unused equipment. The recommendation was to increase the contractor amount to a total of $7,381,704.12 (vendor name given in the presentation as Mobile Solutions).

Finally, the committee approved placement of a contract award to National Tech Services (contract 240150) to purchase EnRoute computer-aided dispatch licenses, maintenance and support for five years. The information-technology presentation listed the amount as $747,822 and said the licenses are needed to maintain compatibility with the tollway’s existing mobile CAD application and to support traffic incident management and mobile devices used in tollway vehicles. National Tech Services was identified as a registered small business and DEP/EDP vendor in the presentation.

There was no recorded dissent during the committee’s voice vote to consolidate consideration of IT items and to place each item on the full board agenda. The committee motion to consolidate and the subsequent motion to place items 1 through 3 on the board agenda were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

The committee took no final procurement awards at the meeting; each item was recommended by staff for board consideration and placed on the full board agenda for final action.","The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Technology and Operations Committee voted to place three information-technology procurement items on the full board agenda: an Okta identity-management contract, an increase for mutual-aid tower equipment work, and EnRoute CAD licenses for dispatch.","actionData","errors"]

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