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Orland Park committee recommends multiple contracts, a police ‘cruise lights’ pilot and $40.5 million bond authorization
Summary
At its Dec. 1 Committee of the Whole meeting, Orland Park trustees recommended vendor contracts for fire alarm and generator work, approved a pilot for steady red-and-blue 'cruise lights' on patrol cars, authorized eminent-domain and property-acquisition steps, and recommended a parameters ordinance for up to $40.5 million in general obligation bonds for capital projects.
Orland Park’s Committee of the Whole on Dec. 1 recommended a slate of contracts and policy steps aimed at shoring up public-safety infrastructure and advancing planned capital projects.
Trustees voted to recommend a contract under the Omnia cooperative with Davcom/Dave Connell Electric Inc. to upgrade fire alarm systems at police facilities and the north intake building, with a not-to-exceed price of $560,100, after staff said the existing systems needed to be brought up to current code and include ADA-related visual and audible alerts. The committee also recommended awarding a DevCom Electric Inc. contract for a full police-generator and transfer-switch replacement project not to exceed $498,700; staff said the current generator is 17 years old and had reliability failures during winter testing. Both motions were approved by roll call.
The board recommended a Midway…
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