RESOLUTION NO. R-81-2020

A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE
OF A MULTI-PURCHASE TRACTOR FROM JET VAC ENVIRONEMENTAL

   WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 10 of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq., authorize and encourage intergovernmental cooperation; and

   WHEREAS, the Village of Winnetka ( “Village”) is a member of Sourcewell ("Sourcewell"), a municipal national contracting agency for units of local government, and educational and non-profit organizations; and

   WHEREAS, the Sourcewell permits units of local governments to purchase commodities and services according to nationally leveraged and competitively solicited purchasing contracts, resulting in significant savings for the Village; and

   WHEREAS, the Village Public Works Department ( “Department”) has identified the need to replace one multi-purpose tractor with one new 2021 Multihog CX-75 Multi-Purpose Tractor, with straight- and v-plow blades, (“New Multi-Purpose Tractor”); and

   WHEREAS, Sourcewell sought bids for the award of a contract for the purchase of the New Multi-Purpose Tractor ( "Purchase Contract"); and

   WHEREAS, Sourcewell secured fixed, per-unit pricing from Multihog, to be implemented through local distributors for the Purchase Contract; and

   WHEREAS, Multihog’s local distributor is Jet Vac Environmental, of Island Lake, Illinois (“Jet Vac”); and

   WHEREAS, Jet Vac has provided pricing for the Purchase Contract of $123,201.00; and

   WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees have determined that it will serve and be in the best interest of the Village to purchase the New Multi-Purpose Tractor from Jet Vac, in the amount of $123,201.00, in accordance with the Purchase Contract;

   NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Village of Winnetka, Cook County, Illinois, as follows:

   SECTION 1.   RECITALS. The Village Council adopts the foregoing recitals as its findings, as if fully set forth herein.

   SECTION 2.   APPROVAL OF PURCHASE. The Village Council hereby approves the purchase by the Village of the New Multi-Purpose Tractor from Jet Vac, in the total amount of $123,201.00, in accordance with the Purchase Contract.

   SECTION 3.   AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE. The Village Council authorizes and directs the Village President, the Village Manager, and the Village Clerk to execute and attest, respectively, on behalf of the Village, all documents approved by the Village Attorney and necessary to purchase the New Multi-Purpose Tractor from Jet Vac in an amount not to exceed $123,201.00,

   SECTION 4.   EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution will be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval as provided by law.

ADOPTED this 15th day of December 2020, pursuant to the following roll call vote:

      AYES:   Trustees Apatoff, Coladarci, Cripe, Dearborn, Lanphier and Swierk       

      NAYS:   None                               

      ABSENT:   None.                           

   Signed:

   s/Chris Rintz   

   Village President

Countersigned:

s/Robert M. Bahan   

Village Clerk