DuPage County Public Works approves Level‑3 EV charger at county care center and a slate of maintenance and utility contracts

DuPage County Public Works Committee members on Sept. 16 approved a contract to install a single Level‑3 electric‑vehicle charging port at the county campus care center and approved or amended a series of maintenance, utilities and professional services contracts.

The committee voted to award a contract to Carbon Day EV Charging to “furnish and deliver 1 charge port charge point electric vehicle charging station and provide a 5 year commercial cloud plan for the county campus” for a contract total not to exceed $39,979. Facilities management staff told the committee the unit will be a Level‑3 charger placed near the campus fueling station and Ring Road, at the site described in the agenda as “care center 1.” The staff member said, “This is our Level 3…near the fueling station, near the Ring Road where cars can charge very, very quickly.”

Staff also told the committee the county will apply a usage fee the board adopted previously. As explained at the meeting, “we will be charging the 20¢ a kilowatt hour to to allow us to ultimately replace these units in 10 years as well and cover the cost electricity.” The committee discussed that the fee will apply across the campus’s charging stations; staff said there will be four charging…