On the agenda: Crown Point Board of Commissioners - Oct 16, 2024 — Data Center (Jun 6)

LAKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS' COURTROOM
2293 N. MAIN ST.
CROWN POINT, IN 46307

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024
WEBEX: Meeting ID: 26318421347
Password: commissioners
1.

OPENING OF MEETING
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Moment of Silence

2.

ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, CORRECTIONS

3.

PUBLIC OPENING OF VENDOR RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR BIDS AND
QUOTES
3.1 Greenhouse Slabs Project
3.2 New flooring in Probation Office
3.3 Development, construction and operations of Lake County Indiana Convention Center

4.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PRIOR MEETINGS
4.1 Regular Meeting 9-18-2024
4.2 Special Meeting 10-02-2024

5.

APPROVE SPECIFICATIONS FOR BIDS
5.1 HIGHWAY: Specification Plastic Culverts 2025. Bids due November 20, 2024 prior to 9:30
a.m., Lake County Auditor's Office
5.2 HIGHWAY: Specifications Aggregate Limestone (Delivered) 2025. Bids due by November
20, 2025, prior to 9:30 a.m. Lake County Auditor's Office
5.3 HIGHWAY: Specifications Aggregate Limestone (Pick-Up) 2025. Bids due by November
20, 2024 prior to 9:30 a.m. Lake County Auditor's Office
5.4 HIGHWAY: Specifications Aggregate Limestone (ACBF) 2025, Aggregate Air-Cooled
Blast Furnace Slag. Bids due by November 20, 2024 prior to 9:30 a.m. Lake County

Auditor's Office
5.5 HIGHWAY: Specification Cold Patch Mix for Patching (Pick-Up) and (Delivered) 2025.
Bids due by November 20, 2024, prior to 9:30 a.m. Lake County Auditor's Office
5.6 HIGHWAY: Specifications Concrete Curb and Gutter Sidewalks and Driveways Removal
and Replacement 2025. Bids are due by November 20, 2024 prior to 9:30 a.m. Lake County
Auditor's Office
5.7 HIGHWAY: Specification Crack Sealing (Sealing Cracks and Joints) 2025. Bids are due by
November 20, 2024 9:30 a.m., Lake County Auditor's Office
5.8 HIGHWAY: Specifications Gasoline and Diesel Fuels for Lake County Highway
Departments Lowell and Crown Point Facility 2025. Bids are due by November 20, 2024,
prior to 9:30 a.m., Lake County Auditor's Office
5.9 HIGHWAY: Specifications Treated Timber Structures-Pre-Engineered Treated Timber
Structures 2025. Bids are due by November 20, 2024, Prior to 9:30 a.m. in the Lake County
Auditor's Office
5.10 DATA: Request for bids for IBM Personal Computers for 2025 with a return date of
November 19, 2024 by 9:30a.m. in the Lake County Auditor's Office.
5.11 SHERIFF: Approve Specification for Gas for the Lake County Sheriff Office and other
Lake County Government Agencies for the Year 2025 to be advertised. Bids returnable no
later Wednesday November 19, 2024 at 9:30 am. at the Lake County Auditor's office.
5.12 SHERIFF: Approve Specification to Demolish and Replace Locking Devices in the Lake
County Jail to be advertised. Bids returnable no later Wednesday November 19, 2024 at
9:30 am. at the Lake County Auditor's office.
5.13 Request permission to advertise for bids for the Oak Heights Sanitary Sewer Collection
System, Center Township. Bids to be received by January 15, 2025 by 9:30a.m. in the Lake
County Auditor's Office. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for December 6,
2024 at 10:00a.m. at the Lake County Highway Department, 1100 E. Monitor St., Crown
Point, IN.
5.14 SHERIFF: Specifications for Sheriff's Deparment office remodel. Bids are to be returned to
the Lake County Auditor's Office by November 20, 2024 at 9:30a.m.
6.

MODIFICATION OF SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO PUBLIC OPENING OF BIDS,
QUOTES, OR OTHER PROPOSALS

7.

PUBLIC SELECTION OF AT LEAST THREE VENDORS FROM WHOM TO SEEK
QUOTES: APPROVAL OF SPECIFICATION FOR SEEKING PROPOSALS, SELECT

THE VENDORS, AND SET THE RETURN DATE
7.1 HIGHWAY: Proposal Traffic Signs 2025. Bids are due by November 20, 2024, prior to
9:30 a.m., Lake County Auditor's Office .
7.2 HIGHWAY: Proposal Traffic (sign)Accessories 2025. Bids are due by November 20, 2024,
prior to 9:30 a.m., Lake County Auditor's Office.
7.3 HIGHWAY: Specifications Painted Pavement Markings 2025. Bids due by November 20,
2024, prior to 9:30 a.m., Lake County Auditor's Office
7.4 HIGHWAY Proposals Street Lighting Management and Maintenance and Traffic Signal
Monitoring and Maintenance 2025. Due by November 20, 2024. prior to 9:30 a.m.
7.5 HIGHWAY Proposals New Tires, Tire Repairs, & Recapping for 2025. Due by November
20, 2024, prior to 9:30 a.m. Lake County Auditor's Office.
8.

ACTION TO FORM CONTRACTS
8.1 DATA: Tri Electronics County Form 19 maintenance agreement security for computer room
8.2 DATA: Tri Electronics County Form 19 for service agreement on cameras in Data Center
8.3 DATA: County Form 19 Dynamic Imaging System, Inc. for Maintenance on PictureLink
imaging software support
8.4 DATA: Tri Electronics County Form 19 service agreement for service for the Sheriff's Hirsh
Access Control System
8.5 DATA: Bucher Tech Inc County Form 19 for 2025 printer maintenance
8.6 DATA: Contract with Aumentum Technologies for online tax collect system for a one time
fee of $75,000.00 and a year hosting fee of $31,000.00
8.7 AUDITOR: Legal Services Contract with Randy H. Wyllie in the amount of $180,000.00
($15,000.00/month) for the year 2025.
8.8 JUVENILE COURT: Satellite Tracking of People 2025 contract approval to provide
products for electronic monitoring.
8.9 RECORDERS: Naviant contract renewal for period 01/01/2025 through 12/31/2025
8.10 RECORDERS: Ellis Systems contract renewal term 1 year starting 02/01/2025
8.11 RECORDERS: Records & Storage Center, Inc. contract renewal 01/01/2025 through
12/31/2025

8.12 RECORDERS: Contract renewal for Onyx Electronics term January 1, 2025 to December
31, 2028.
8.13 RECORDERS: Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC contract renewal 01/01/2025 through 12/31/2025
8.14 E-911: HPE Support Renewal for 2024 in the amount of $9,722.52.
8.15 E-911: Purchase of three HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 servers with install services through
Bucher Tech in the amount of $62,543.28.
8.16 E-911: VMware Foundation renewal through Bucher Tech in the amount of $11,357.76 for
one year.
8.17 SURVEYOR: Award and Contract with IE Imaging Essentials for maintenance of the Canon
iPF825MFP M40. The annual fee is $2,196.00 monthly $183.00.
8.18 HVAC: Annual Service Provider Contract with Hayes Mechanical for various HVAC,
piping, electrical and plumbing services through August 1, 2025. Rate form attached.

8.19 HVAC: C Building (Old Jail) basement mechanical room, door replacements (2), three
quotes received.
Benchmark $6,104.42 Pangere $14,692.00 Preferred $10,475.50

8.20 HIGHWAY: Emergency Bridge Repairs Bridge # 268, Ellas Construction Company the
Lowest and most responsive bid in the amount not to exceed $197,800.00.
8.21 HIGHWAY: Extension for 2025 for Vestis Uniform Services for the Crown Point and
Lowell Highway Facilities at the same terms and conditions as 2024.
8.22 HIGHWAY: Extension for 2025 DNT for Weather Sentry Service Lake County Highway
Lowell and Crown Point Facility
8.23 HIGHWAY: Road Cut Permit, Colorado Street Improvements, United State Cold Storage.
8.24 HIGHWAY: Professional Services CPA Terrance Bronowski, 2025 Calendar Year with the
same terms and conditions as 2024
8.25 HIGHWAY: Revised Supplemental Agreement #1 for Lake County Bridge 268 reallocates
the money for the final scope of the Design and Right of Way Services for Bridge 268.
8.26 HIGHWAY: Certificate of Insurance Up-Date
8.27 HIGHWAY: Road Cut-American Cable & Telephone-Comcast 10200 113th Avenue CATV
Cable Directional Bore

8.28 HIGHWAY: Replacement for Lake County Bridge # 259 45th over Hart Ditch Construction
Inspection Services. United Consulting was the highest ranked firm with INDOT's Selection
Review. On May 5th, 2020, United Consulting was selected to provide all phases of Design
and Construction Inspection Services for the Replacement of Lake County Bridge # 259
8.29 HIGHWAY Utility- American Cable & Telephone-Comcast 10200-10201 113th Avenue
CATV Cable Directional Bore
8.30 HIGHWAY Utility Agreement United States Cold Storage New Storm and Sanitary Sewer
and domestic water piping, right of way adjacent to 17850 Colorado Hebron Indiana
8.31 HIGHWAY: Contract with William J. Fassoth for deer removal for the year 2025, with the
same costs as 2024.
8.32 HIGHWAY 2025 License Agreement with Michigan Tech for Highway Engineering
(Roadsoft Program) at the same terms and conditions as 2024.
8.33 COMMISSIONERS: Award and contract with Gariup Construction for the Investigative
Demolition Work Project for $126,740.00.
8.34 COMMISSIONERS: Agreement between Granicus and the Board of Commissioners of the
County of Lake for the period of December 18, 2024 to December 17, 2025 in the amount of
$29,082.77.
8.35 COMMISSIONERS: Approve CSK Architects, P.C. proposal #13 for various additional
servies.
8.36 COMMISSIONERS: Amendment to the contract with Nies Engineering for the septic
project easement preparation in Oakwood Hills.
8.37 COMMISSIONERS: Contract with DLZ Indiana, LLC, in the amount of $7,000.00 for the
East Gas Main locates coordinates.
8.38 COMMISSIONERS: Contract with DLZ Indiana, LLC, in the amount of $114,300.00, for
Fairgrounds Restroom replacement.
8.39 COMMISSIONERS: Joint Interlocal Agreement for Emergency Repairs to the City of
Hobart Police Court Complex in the amount of $288,530.00.
8.40 COMMISSIONERS: Service Agreement with Gertzen Water Management Co. dba Utility
Services for Hermits Lake Lift Stations and Sanitary Collection System in the amount of
$3,970 per month for the year 2025.
8.41 SHERIFF: NWI Auto Supply request extensions of 2024 bid prices to 2025 for Garage and
Motors

8.42 SHERIFF: T & M Tire Service request extension of prices from 2024 to 2025 for Tires
and Tubes
8.43 SHERIFF: Extension of bid pricing to Star Uniform for Merit Police Officers Uniforms
from year 2024 to the year 2025
8.44 SHERIFF: Extension of bid pricing from 2024 to 2025 to Parent Petroleum for Oil and
Lube
8.45 FAIRGROUNDS: Change Order #1 with DLZ Indiana, LLC, with a credit amount of
$4,550.00, lowering the original contract total to $107,970.00 from the original amount of
$112,520.00.
8.46 HIGHWAY: Calumet Township STEP Project 1 Package B contract with Dyer Construction
Company in the amount of $11,863,600.00.
8.47 HIGHWAY: Award and contract with Dyer Construction Co., Inc. in the amount of
$21,920.00 for storm sewer inlet repair at the Southeast corner of Ridge Rd. and Chase St.
9.

ACTION AND/OR REPORTS ON COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY
9.1 CLERK: Request for Property Disposal
9.2 SHERIFF: Retired Deputy Commander Lawrence Thurmond Service Weapon Request
9.3 SHERIFF: Retired Sergeant W Christopher Poe Service Weapon Request

10. ACTION ON COMMISSIONERS' ITEMS
10.1 COMMISSIONERS: Updated Responsible Bidding Ordinance Form
11. COUNCIL ITEMS
11.1 Lake County Stormwater Management Ordinance 1500A.
11.2 Ordinance 1500B Establishing the Lake County Council’s Expanding the Good for Youth
Urban Farm Federal Reimbursement Grant Fund, A Non-Reverting Fund.
11.3 Ordinance 1500C Repealing and Rescinding Ordinance No. 1129A adopted on April 12,
1994, the Ordinance Creating the Lake County Redevelopment Authority
11.4 Ordinance 1356C-13 Amending Ordinance No. 1356C Lake County Employee Handbook,
2013 Edition
11.5 Ordinance 1500D Authorizing Tax Levies
11.6 Ordinance 1500E for Appropriations, Forms 4A and 4B

11.7 Salary Ordinance 1500F for 2025
11.8 Longevity Ordinance 1500G for 2025
11.9 Sheriff Clothing Allowance Ordinance 1500H
11.10Per Diem Expense Ordiance 1500I for 2025
11.11Ordinance 1500J for Lake Ridge Fire
11.12Ordinance 1500K for Lake County Solid Waste
12. STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS ITEMS
12.1 AUDITOR: Accounts Payable Voucher Register for County Payroll - Pay Date 9-9-2024
12.2 AUDITOR: LC 265 9/19/24 TO 10/16/24; HAND CUTS 9/19/24 TO 10/16/24; LC 130
10/16/24
12.3 AUDITOR: Accounts Payable Voucher Register for County Payroll - Pay Date 9-23-2024
12.4 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Accounts Payable Voucher Register
13. ACTION ON BONDS/INSURANCE
13.1 AUDITOR: Public Official Bond for Margaret Katona
13.2 Public Employee Blanket Bond for 2025.
14. APPROVE RESPONSIBLE BIDDER APPLICATIONS
14.1 1. Berglund Construction
2. Dyer Construction
3. EC Babilla, Inc.
4. Ellas Construction
5. Gough, Inc.
6. Ziese & Sons
7. Mechanical Concepts, Inc.
8. Circle R Mechanical, Inc.
9. Sweney Electric Company, Inc.
10. NWI Environmental, Inc.
11. EMCOR Hyre Electric Co. of Indiana, Inc.
12. Gibson-Lewis, LLC
13. Hasse Construction Company, Inc.
14. The Pangere Corporation
15. Gariup Construction Co., Inc.

16. Budd Mechanical Systems
17. Ryan Construction, Inc.
18. Dunnet Bay Construction Company
19. Credent Quality Electric
20. Gary Material Supply, LLC
15. STAFF REPORTS
15.1 Treasurer Monthly Report
15.2 WEIGHTS & MEASURES: Monthly Report 8/16/2024-9/15/2024
16. OTHER/MATTERS OF PUBLIC RECORD
16.1 COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS: Appoint a new individual to Lake County Community
Corrections Advisory Board as a Lay Person effective immediately. Nicole Davis is the
Founder and Executive Director of the Talk2Me Foundation.
17. COMMENTS

Members of the Public
Elected Officials
Commissioners
18. ADJOURNMENT
18.1 The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Commissioners will be on Wednesday,
November 20, 2024 at 10:00a.m. Deadline for placement on that agenda is Wednesday,
November 6, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.