DuPage County approves funding and contracts for DuPage Care Center modernization and supply

DuPage County Board members on May 13 approved motions to accept additional funding for the DuPage Care Center and authorized contracts for supplies and facility upgrades.

Member Garcia moved to accept and appropriate additional funding for the DuPage Care Center in the amount of $724,500; the motion was granted. The board separately approved a contract to Airgas USA LLC for Liquid Medical Oxygen central supply at the DuPage Care Center, covering the period June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2029, for a total contract amount not to exceed $125,661.21. Member Schwarzy moved a contract with White & Company for architectural and engineering design to modernize and upgrade the DuPage Care Center East Building for May 13, 2025, through May 31, 2026, with a not-to-exceed total of $724,500; the motion was granted.

County materials presented at the meeting show these items were considered as part of routine committee recommendations and were moved under committee motions; the transcript records the motions as made and "leave is granted," indicating approval on the record. The board did not add new terms or change the dollar amounts during the meeting discussion.

The actions recorded at the meeting relate to contracting and appropriation authority; no ordinance or change to county code was adopted regarding the DuPage Care Center during the session.

Details presented in the meeting record: the Airgas contract is a supply contract for liquid medical oxygen, 06/01/2025' 05/31/2029, not to exceed $125,661.21; the White & Company design contract covers modernization of the East Building, 05/13/2025' 05/31/2026, not to exceed $724,500; and the board accepted an additional $724,500 for the DuPage Care Center.