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Council approves Microsoft license renewal, 2025 street work and updates electric-aggregation policy
Summary
The Champaign City Council on March 4 authorized a three-year Microsoft license renewal and approved a $4,008,351.56 contract for the 2025 asphalt streets improvement project, plus a $1,575,965 state motor fuel tax supplemental appropriation; the council also amended the municipal electric aggregation policy.
The Champaign City Council on March 4 approved a series of routine but budgetary and infrastructure measures.
Council members authorized a three-year Microsoft software license renewal with CDW Government LLC for a first-year cost of $336,293.09 (estimated same amount in years two and three, subject to ±5% depending on license changes), for the term April 1, 2025–March 31, 2028.
Separately, the council consolidated two bills and approved actions for the 2025 Asphalt Streets Improvement Project: it accepted Cross Construction of Urbana’s low bid in the amount of $4,008,351.56 for construction and approved a supplemental appropriation of $1,575,965 in state motor fuel tax funds to support the project. Council passed both measures on a consolidated vote.
Council also approved Council Bill 2025-027 to amend the city council policy authorizing the city manager to enter electricity-purchase agreements for the municipal electric aggregation (MEA) program and repealed Council Bill 2024-005. Council staff said the amendment would update procurement and the plan of operation and governance for the MEA program.
Routine finance votes also passed: vendor payments totaling $3,094,433.05 and payroll for Feb. 14, 2025, totaling $2,361,706.64 were approved by voice vote.
All formal roll-call votes recorded on the council measures were unanimous, 8–0. No substantive public testimony was offered during the council bills' presentations.
