Hoffman Estates, IL Flock Contract

Who approved this?

Approved 7-0 by Hoffman Estates Village Board of Trustees on September 3, 2024.

The Hoffman Estates Village Board voted on September 3, 2024 to waive formal bidding and award a two year service agreement to Flock Group, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia in an amount not to exceed $82,350, listed as item 7.B. The agenda item report describes the purchase as the Hoffman Estates Police fixed pole mounted LPR camera program covering ten fixed pole mounted cameras, with a year one payment of $43,350 and a year two payment of $39,000. Trustee Kinnane moved and Trustee Arnet seconded, and the roll call recorded ayes from Arnet, Kinnane, Mills, Newell, Pilafas and Stanton, with Mayor McLeod also voting aye and no votes against. On December 2, 2024 the board awarded a second two year Flock Group, Inc. agreement under item 5.U, again waiving formal bidding, in an amount not to exceed $98,450, on a motion by Trustee Pilafas seconded by Trustee Kinnane, with ayes from Newell, Pilafas, Stanton, Arnet and Kinnane plus Mayor McLeod. At the same December 2, 2024 meeting the board awarded a separate five year agreement to Axon Enterprise, Inc. for up to $1,486,990.47 under item 5.V, a different vendor. No Flock item appeared on a Hoffman Estates board agenda between February 2025 and September 8, 2026.