County reports job‑order contract activity and subcontractor diversity metrics

Lake County facilities staff presented the quarterly job‑order contract report to the Financial and Administrative Committee on Sept. 4, describing contract structure, job counts and subcontractor participation in the multiple‑prime job‑order program used for county construction and maintenance work.

Carl Corrard, director of facilities and construction services, and staff summarized the program that began Jan. 1, 2024 under competitively solicited multiple‑source contracts with three general contractors. The presentation listed a per‑contract annual guarantee of $50,000 and a per‑contract annual maximum of $2,000,000; staff reported 20 job orders issued in the fiscal year to date, with an average job order value cited at about $157,000 and a cumulative job‑order value around $3.1 million.

The report included supplier diversity tracking. Facilities staff said Lake County participation among subcontractors was roughly 23% local (Lake County), 15% minority‑owned and 1.5% women‑owned, noting that staff review of subcontractor websites was used to identify diversity status and that those figures are not from a state certification database. Committee members asked whether the increase in minority‑owned subcontractor participation reflected outreach or self‑identification; staff said the rise primarily reflected self‑identification by subcontractors selected by the prime contractors.

Committee members requested the underlying spreadsheet attached to the agenda for line‑by‑line review; staff confirmed the full job‑order spreadsheet and subcontractor detail are available in the agenda packet. No formal committee action was taken; the presentation concluded with staff offering to answer follow‑up questions and the committee moving on to the next agenda item.