421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Public Works Committee  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, June 6, 2023  
9:00 AM  
Room 3500B  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
9:00 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Garcia at 9:00 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Other Board Members that were present: Member Michael Childress and Member Sheila  
Rutledge (arrived at 9:20 a.m.)  
Member Kari Galassi arrived at 9:03 a.m., and Member Cindy Cronin Cahill arrived at 9:05 a.m.  
due to attending another committee meeting.  
DeSart, Garcia, Ozog, and Zay  
Cronin Cahill, and Galassi  
PRESENT  
LATE  
3.  
4.  
5.  
CHAIRWOMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR GARCIA  
No remarks were offered.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
23-1948  
Public Works Committee Minutes - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, May 16, 2023  
APPROVED  
Dawn DeSart  
Mary Ozog  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
CLAIMS REPORT  
6.A.  
23-1952  
Payment of Claims - Public Works and Facilities Management  
APPROVED  
Mary Ozog  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Dawn DeSart  
SECONDER:  
7.  
CONSENT ITEMS  
7.A.  
23-1949  
F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Assoc. LLC 4618-0001 SERV – Decrease & Close  
APPROVED  
Dawn DeSart  
Mary Ozog  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
23-1950  
7.B.  
Graybar Electric Company, Inc. 5116-0001 SERV - Decrease & Close  
APPROVED  
Dawn DeSart  
Jim Zay  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7.C.  
23-1951  
Helm Mechanical, Inc. – Contract Extension to December 31, 2023, is necessary to  
complete the Jail B HVAC replacement project, no change to contract total, for Facilities  
Management. (ARPA ITEM)  
Member DeSart inquired about an update on the HVAC projects throughout the campus,  
and Director of Public Works Nick Kottmeyer provided the committee with an update.  
Vice Chair Ozog commended staff for keeping the older HVAC units in great shape for  
so long.  
APPROVED  
Dawn DeSart  
Mary Ozog  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
8.  
BID AWARD  
8.A.  
FM-P-0069-23  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract to Commercial Mechanical, Inc., for the  
Replacement of Air Handling Units S-1 & S-2 in Room G15, S-6 in Penthouse A and S-8  
in Penthouse B at the Care Center, for Facilities Management, for the period of June 13,  
2023, through November 30, 2024, for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,250,500  
($1,900,000 CDBG Funded & $1,350,500 ARPA Funded), per lowest responsible bid  
#23-056-FM. (PARTIAL ARPA ITEM)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Dawn DeSart  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
8.B.  
23-1953  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract to Suburban Laboratories for sewage  
treatment plant pollutant analysis for the Woodridge Greene Valley and Knollwood  
Wastewater treatment facilities, for Public Works, for the period of June 6, 2023, to June  
5, 2024, for a total contract amount not to exceed $19,213; per lowest responsible bid  
23-068-PW.  
APPROVED  
Mary Ozog  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
9.  
CONTRACT INCREASE  
9.A.  
FM-CO-0071-23  
First Amendment to Resolution FM-P-0269-22, issued to Lamp, Inc., to provide  
Professional Construction Manager As-Advisor services, for various construction  
management services to add the following capital projects to the Scope of Work, HVAC  
replacement work to be completed at the Care Center for air handler units S-1  
(Mechanical Room 1209), S-2 (Mechanical Room 3213), and S-4 (Mechanical Room  
G16C) at the Care Center [ARPA Funded], and to improve the security, building code  
upgrades, and ADA improvements in the County Board room at the JTK building  
[Infrastructure funded], and to increase the contract in the amount of $1,229,246, taking  
the original contract amount of $4,865,131 and resulting in a new amended contract total  
amount not to exceed $6,094,377, an increase of 25.27%. (PARTIAL ARPA ITEM)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Dawn DeSart  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
9.B.  
FM-CO-0069-23  
Amendment to Resolution FM-P-0122-20, issued to Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc.,  
to provide annual campus roof inspections, maintenance, and minor roof repairs, as  
needed, for Facilities Management, for a change order to extend the contract to March 31,  
2024 and increase the contract in the amount of $35,000, resulting in a new total contract  
amount not to exceed $296,525.87, an increase of 13.38%.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Mary Ozog  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
10.  
SOLE SOURCE  
10.A.  
23-1954  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract to JWC Environmental Inc., to furnish  
and deliver one (1) Muffin Monster Grinder, for Facilities Management, for the period of  
June 7, 2023 through November 30, 2023, for a total contract amount of $17,744.06; per  
55 ILCS 5/5-1022 “Competitive Bids” (c) not suitable for competitive bids – Sole  
Source.  
Director of Public Works Nick Kottmeyer let the committee know that a Muffin Monster  
Grinder is a device that grinds everything that is flushed down the drains at the jail so that  
it doesn't clog sewage pipes.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Mary Ozog  
MOVER:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
SECONDER:  
11.  
ACTION ITEMS  
11.A.  
23-1955  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract to the City of Wheaton, to provide fire  
alarm monitoring services for the County campus, for Facilities Management, for the  
period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, for a contract total amount not to exceed  
$21,420, per 55 ILCS 5/5-1022(c). Not suitable for competitive bids – Public Utility.  
APPROVED  
Dawn DeSart  
Mary Ozog  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
12.  
INFORMATIONAL  
12.A.  
SM-CO-0009-23  
Change Order to County Contract 4673-0001 SERV, issued to Accela, Inc., for a contract  
increase of $42,241.52 for four (4) additional licenses, for Stormwater Management for a  
2-year period and extension of license subscription serves for Public Works (1) and  
Building and Zoning (3) for a two-year period, resulting in an amended contract total of  
$965,509.79, an increase of 4.58%.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
RESULT:  
Jim Zay  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
13.  
DISCUSSION  
13.A. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant – Formula funding from the U.S.  
Department of Energy for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects for the amount  
of $449,600, for Facilities Management.  
Capital Projects Energy Analyst Ian Johnstone presented an overview of what the Energy  
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant is and proposed project ideas that the committee  
members may consider. Member DeSart, Member Galassi, Member Cahill, Member Zay and  
Chair Garcia inquired about the details and breakdown of what the proposed projects would cost.  
Deputy Director of Facilities Management Tim Harbaugh let the committee know that a decision  
will have to be made by the end of 2023, and that this will be revisited at the Public Works  
committee meeting in July.  
14.  
PRESENTATION  
14.A. Sidewalks Presentation  
Eric Melchers with Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick presented information regarding sidewalk  
repairs and projects all over the County Campus. He went over what kinds of things they look for  
in sidewalk repair projects, what their approach would be for sidewalk projects, and went over  
the results of their sidewalk evaluation on the County Campus. Deputy Director of Facilities  
Management Tim Harbaugh let the committee know that more projects for consideration will be  
presented during the Public Works committee meeting in July.  
Member Cahill, Member Rutledge, and Member Zay discussed how much they would prefer to  
spend on these projects moving forward.  
Member Galassi, Member DeSart and Member Childress left at 9:30 a.m. to attend the Human  
Services committee meeting.  
15.  
16.  
17.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURN  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.