DuPage County finance committee approves budget transfers and more than a dozen contracts, including $777,602 ALPR program extension

The DuPage County Finance Committee on March 11 approved a package of budget transfers, contract renewals and purchase orders across departments, including supplemental nursing staffing contracts for county care centers, vehicle purchases for Probation and the Sheriff's Office, and a four-year continuation of the automated license-plate reader (ALPR) program.

The committee unanimously approved a set of budget transfers and multiple procurement items after motions from committee members and routine roll-call affirmations. Major items approved included a $777,602.74, four-year continuation of the Flock ALPR program for the Sheriff's Office, several supplemental nursing-staffing contract renewals that together total up to $1,080,000, and fuel and vehicle supply contracts for the Division of Transportation.

Highlights:

- The committee approved HSP13-25: a contract purchase order with NovaStaff Healthcare Services for supplemental nursing staffing for the county care center, period 04/13/2025'04/12/2026, not to exceed $650,000. Motion by Member Schorze; second by Member Rutledge; outcome: approved.

- The committee approved HSP14-25: Bright Star Care of Central DuPage for supplemental nursing staffing, period 04/13/2025'04/12/2026, not to exceed $330,000. Motion by Member Schorze; second by Member Dysart; outcome: approved.

- The committee approved HSP15-25: RCM Healthcare Services for supplemental nursing staffing, period 04/13/2025'04/12/2026, not to exceed $100,000. Motion by Member Schorze; second by Member Dysart; outcome: approved.

- The committee approved JPSP-16-25: continuation of the Flock ALPR program for the Sheriff's Office for 03/01/2025 through 02/28/2029, contract amount not to exceed $777,602.74. Motion by Member Evans; second by Member Desartes; outcome: approved.

- Multiple vehicle procurements were approved for Probation, Court Services and the Sheriff's Office, including a $128,842.16 order to National Auto Fleet Group to furnish four Ford Broncos (JPSP-13-25), two Ford F-150 police responders from Sutton Ford Inc. for $111,922 (JPSP-14-25), and $130,770 for Ford Transit cargo vans from Curry Motors (JPSP-15-25). All motions carried.

- The committee approved public-works and stormwater contracts, including a two-year pest-management contract with Chemwise Ecological Pest Management Services not to exceed $39,900 (FMP-11-25), a COMED electrical service agreement for stormwater facilities not to exceed $430,000 (SMP-5-25), and a $125,000 native vegetation management renewal with V3 Construction Company (SMP-6-25).

- Transportation contracts passed included an amendment to an equipment distributor contract for vertical lift installation (increase $41,320) and a $1.75 million annual fuel contract with Al Warren Oil Company for gasoline and diesel for the Division of Transportation and Public Works (DTP-014-25). A purchase order to JX Truck Center (Peterbilt Illinois) for Cummins engine parts not to exceed $80,000 was also approved (DTP-013-25).

Committee members had limited discussion on most procurement items; staff provided project-specific clarifications where requested. For one transportation engineering contract (DTP 0241B20 amendment to V3 Companies for Phase 2 design on Naperville Road), a staff member (Bill) explained the increase was needed because Phase 1 engineering had been completed before the pandemic and new adjacent commercial development and altered traffic patterns required design changes; the amendment increased the contract by $165,325 (amended total $798,648.21), a cumulative 36.19% increase.

All actions reported in committee were approved on voice vote or unanimous consent as recorded in the meeting transcript; where individual roll-call tallies were not recorded verbally in the transcript, motions were announced as "Aye" with no recorded named dissent.

Votes at a glance (selected items):

- FI125: Increase to purchase order 607361 issued to Messero Insurance Services Inc.; increase $12,886; new total not to exceed $212,637; outcome: approved. - HSP13-25: NovaStaff Healthcare Services; supplemental nursing staffing; 04/13/2025'04/12/2026; not to exceed $650,000; outcome: approved. - HSP14-25: Bright Star Care of Central DuPage; supplemental nursing staffing; not to exceed $330,000; outcome: approved. - HSP15-25: RCM Healthcare Services; supplemental nursing staffing; not to exceed $100,000; outcome: approved. - JPSCO-2205 (Heartland Business Systems): increase $23,213.20; new total not to exceed $220,089.81; outcome: approved. - JPSP-13-25: National Auto Fleet Group; four Ford Broncos; not to exceed $128,842.16; outcome: approved. - JPSP-14-25: Sutton Ford Inc.; two Ford F-150 police responder crew cabs; not to exceed $111,922; outcome: approved. - JPSP-15-25: Curry Motors; two Ford Transit 350 cargo vans; not to exceed $130,770; outcome: approved. - JPSP-16-25: Flock ALPR program continuation; 03/01/2025'02/28/2029; not to exceed $777,602.74; outcome: approved. - JPSP-17-25: Warehouse Direct Inc.; detainee hair and body shampoo; 03/11/2025'03/10/2026; not to exceed $40,560; outcome: approved. - FMP-11-25: Chemwise Ecological Pest Management Services; countywide pest control; 03/12/2025'03/11/2027; not to exceed $39,900; outcome: approved. - SMP-5-25: COMED electrical service for stormwater; 04/01/2025'03/31/2029; not to exceed $430,000; outcome: approved. - SMP-6-25: V3 Construction Company; native vegetation management (second of three renewal options); not to exceed $125,000; outcome: approved. - DTP-013-25: JX Truck Center (Peterbilt Illinois); Cummins engine repair and replacement parts; not to exceed $80,000 per renewal option; outcome: approved. - DTP-014-25: Al Warren Oil Company; gasoline and diesel supply; not to exceed $1,750,000 per renewal option (Division of Transportation $1,000,000; Public Works $750,000); outcome: approved.

Minutes show motions, seconds, and unanimous voice votes or "motion carries" announcements for the above items; no recorded roll-call vote tallies were provided in the transcript excerpts for these motions.

The committee received and placed on file payment of claims and moved to adjourn after the agenda items were completed.