Bullet Resistant Doors To Be Installed At City Hall

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL —New bullet resistant doors will be installed at entrances to three departments at city hall.

On Tuesday, the Crystal Lake City Council voted 6-0 in favor of awarding a bid of $125,176 to Hampshire-based Northwest Contractors, Inc., to replace several interior and exterior doors at Crystal Lake's city hall, 100 W. Woodstock St., according to city documents.

The three bullet-resistent doors will replace doors installed in 2004 at the entrances of the community development, finance and fire departments. The city has already installed bullet resistant glass at the service windows to improve security at city hall, according to the city council agenda.

The three doors are slated to cost $36,588, according to city council documents.

An additional $88,588 will be spent to upgrade two exterior entrance vestibules at the administrative entrances at city hall — both of which were installed 36 years ago and have deteriorated. Four interior doors in the administrative area will also be replaced. Those doors were also installed 36 years ago and are in need of upgrading, according to city documents.

The city council approved the door replacement project bid during a Tuesday meeting without any discussion.

Michael Magnuson, director of Public Works for the city of Crystal Lake, said the work has to be completed b y April 30, 2024, and will get underway as soon as the doors are manufactured and available for installation.