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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Transportation and Highways, and Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security
Vendor: Acorn Garage, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Mechanical Repairs for Buses, Trucks and Trailers for Zone 1
Original Contract Period: 3/1/2021 - 2/29/2024, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Renewal and Increase
Proposed Contract Period: 3/1/2025 - 2/28/2026
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,879,999.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 2/25/2021, $1,730,000.00
Increase Requested: $450,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): 10/20/2023, $50,000.00; 7/23/2024, $99,999.00
Previous Board Renewals: N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: 10/20/2023, 3/1/2024-2/28/2025
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2025 $300,000.00, FY 2026 $150,000.00
Accounts: CCSO: 11100.1499.13355.540250 (Automotive Operations and Maintenance), $250,000.00; DOTH: 11856.1500.15675.540250 (Automotive Operations and Maintenance), $200,000.00
Contract Number(s): 2045-18244A
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via: Direct participation and full MBE waiver with indirect participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This increase and second of two (2), one (1) year renewal options will allow the Sheriff’s Office and the Departments of Transportations and Highways, and Emergency Management and Regional Security to continue to receive Mechanical Repairs for Buses, Trucks and Trailers for Zone 1 within their respective department’s fleets.
This contract was awarded through a publicly advertised competitive bidding process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Acorn Garage, Inc. was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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