It is the intent of Lake County, the City of Highland Park, the City of Lake Forest, Village of Lincolnshire, the Village of Bannockburn, the Village of Deerfield, the Village of Lake Bluff, and Buffalo Grove, herein after referred to as Local Governmental Units to jointly bid a contract with a certified and licensed firm to perform elevator inspections for the Local Governmental Units. To reduce program costs through basic principles:  bulk purchasing, the sharing of best practices, and the sharing of workloads, Lake County along with the municipalities identified in the southeast quadrant of Lake County have identified joint service opportunities, which includes the provision of elevator inspections and plan review for new installation and existing commercial and residential elevators.

Through the joint bid process Local Governmental Units are presenting an economy of scale to potential bidders, providing them with the opportunities for increased revenues as well as reduced costs, which the bidders should in turn extend to the Local Governmental Units via lower pricing. Lake County is the lead agency for the bid process on behalf of the Local Governmental Units.