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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department(s): Transportation and Highways
Vendor: Baxter and Woodman, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Preliminary Engineering and Environmental (Phase II) - I-55 Frontage Road
Location: Village of Burr Ridge, Illinois
County Board District(s): 17
Original Contract Period: 8/1/2022 - 7/31/2024
Section: 21-FRI55-00-PV
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 8/1/2025 - 7/31/2030
Section: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $731,138.00
Original Board Approval: 7/28/2022, $686,368.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 8/1/2024 - 7/31/2025, $44,770.00
Contract Utilization: The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via: Direct participation.
This Increase Requested: $961,460.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2025 $400,000.00; FY 2026 $400,000.00; FY 2027 $161,460.00
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax: 11300.1500.29152.560019
Contract Number(s): 2038-18488C
IDOT Contract Number(s): N/A
Federal Project Number(s): N/A
Federal Job Number(s): N/A
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed Contract Amendment between the County and Baxter & Woodman, Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
Under this contract, Baxter & Woodman, Inc. has prepared a preliminary engineering and environmental (Phase I) study for the reconstruction of the I-55 Frontage Road from County Line Road to I-294. The Department is exercising the option to amend the contract to include Phase II design services at this time. The improvements will enable the Department to protect the public investment in the highway system and provide a safe and sustainable highway in accordance with the Department’s mission statement. Further, the improvement supports development of the regional economy through improved regional mobility.
This contract was awarded pursuant to a publicly advertised Request for Qualifications (RFQ) in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. Baxter & Woodman, Inc. was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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