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City council approves six omnibus items including ambulance purchase and water-plant cooling coil work
Summary
Lake Forest aldermen approved six omnibus items by unanimous roll call vote, including extending an office-supplies contract, approving a replacement ambulance purchase not to exceed $323,076.14, awarding an elevated tank spot-painting contract, and awarding a water-plant cooling coil contract.
The Lake Forest City Council unanimously approved six omnibus items by roll call vote on June 2, covering routine permits, contract extensions and capital maintenance work.
Items approved included a waiver of a fidelity bond requirement for a local raffle and an extension of the city’s office supplies contract through May 31, 2026. The council approved a purchase of a replacement ambulance from ARV Inc. not to exceed $323,076.14. The council also awarded a bid for elevated tank spot painting to ERA Valdivia for $88,000 and approved an agreement with KLM Engineering for project management services in the amount of $12,300 plus a stated 15% contingency (transcript references a $13,200 contingency figure); the staff presentation described those elements together as part of the elevated tank project cost. The council awarded a bid to Fabtech Wastewater Solutions for a water-plant air-handling cooling coil project in the amount of $44,000 plus a 10% contingency of $4,400 for a total stated project cost of $48,400.
The omnibus motion passed on a roll-call vote of eight yeas, zero nays. Council members approved the consent items “as presented” with no items removed for separate consideration.
