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DuPage County committee approves $1.925 million in facility transfers, multiple contracts for boilers, switchgear and maintenance
Summary
The DuPage County Public Works Committee approved budget transfers totaling $1,925,000 and awarded or ratified several contracts to replace boilers, switchgear and other equipment and to perform regular maintenance at county facilities.
The DuPage County Public Works Committee voted May 6 to move $1,925,000 in county funds and to approve multiple contracts for equipment replacement and facility maintenance.
Committee members approved two budget transfers: $650,000 moved from the sewer and water treatment plant construction account to the building improvement account for a boiler replacement at the Woodridge Green Valley treatment plant, and $1,275,000 transferred from the contingency account to the building improvement account for switchgear and boiler replacement work, an exhaust-fan replacement in the power plant tunnel and other projects.
The committee also approved or authorized several procurement contracts and awards tied to facilities management and public works. Among items recorded on the agenda and approved were: - A contract to Connelly Electric Company to furnish and install replacement switchgear at the county power plant, not to exceed $324,300 for the contract period beginning May 13, 2025. - A purchase from DXP Enterprises (d/b/a Dry Down Equipment Inc.) for combination pressure relief valves and a 6-inch safety selector valve for Public Works, not to exceed $43,265 for the contract period beginning May 13, 2025. - A preventive maintenance, testing and repair contract with Iris Group Holdings (doing business as Iran LLC) for fire-panel systems at campus facilities, not to exceed $117,020 for the period May 14, 2025–May 13, 2027. - A contract to Mechanical Inc. (doing business as Helm Mechanical Helm Services) to install four brazed joints in hot-water piping at DuPage Care Center for a total of $8,450; staff explained services began in January and the change pushed the work above the $15,000 competitive threshold, prompting committee approval. - A joint-purchasing contract to procure one Caterpillar truck loader and accessories for facilities management, not to exceed $66,760 for the May–November 2025 term. - A contract to Sander Distribution LLC (d/b/a Air Care Services) for semiannual kitchen-duct and hood cleaning at multiple county facilities, not to exceed $20,840 for May 26, 2025–May 25, 2027. - A sole-source service agreement (vendor name reported in the meeting transcript) for automatic services at judicial and annex facilities, not to exceed $36,000 for June 1, 2025–May 31, 2027.
Committee members moved and seconded each item and, when asked, voiced support; the committee chair called the votes and the motions carried. Staff clarified that one contractor’s work began earlier in the year under an estimate below the formal procurement threshold and that the current action was to bring the procurement into committee review because the cumulative total exceeded the threshold.
The approvals cover immediate repair and replacement work and multi-year maintenance contracts for county buildings. Committee members asked for no further discussion before approving the listed items.
