File #: 21-5073    Version: 1 Name: Contract Amendment for co number 2045-18222
Type: Contract Amendment (Highway) Status: Approved
File created: 9/8/2021 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 10/7/2021 Final action: 10/7/2021
Title: PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS) Department(s): Transportation and Highways Vendor: Rush Truck Centers of Illinois, Inc. d/b/a Rush Truck Center, Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase contract Good(s) or Service(s): Tandem Axel Diesel Dump Trucks, Snow Fighters Location: Cook County Districts County Board District(s): Countywide Project Original Contract Period: 10/1/2020 - 9/30/2023, with one, one-year renewal option Section: N/A Proposed Contract Period Extension: N/A Section: N/A Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $6,277,649.00 Original Board Approval: 9/24/2020, $6,277,249.00 Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A This Increase Requested: $157,400.00 Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2022 $157,400.00 Accounts: Capital Equipment Account 11569.1500.21120.560266 Contr...
Indexes: JENNIFER (SIS) KILLEN, Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways
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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)

Department(s): Transportation and Highways

Vendor: Rush Truck Centers of Illinois, Inc. d/b/a Rush Truck Center, Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase contract

Good(s) or Service(s): Tandem Axel Diesel Dump Trucks, Snow Fighters

Location: Cook County Districts

County Board District(s): Countywide Project

Original Contract Period: 10/1/2020 - 9/30/2023, with one, one-year renewal option

Section: N/A

Proposed Contract Period Extension: N/A

Section: N/A

Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $6,277,649.00

Original Board Approval: 9/24/2020, $6,277,249.00

Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A

Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A

This Increase Requested: $157,400.00

Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2022 $157,400.00

Accounts: Capital Equipment Account 11569.1500.21120.560266

Contract Number(s): 2045-18222

IDOT Contract Number(s): N/A

Federal Project Number(s): N/A

Federal Job Number(s): N/A

Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.

The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.

Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed Contract Amendment between the County and Rush Truck Centers of Illinois d/b/a Rush Truck Center, Chicago. This contract provides for the capital purchase of Tandem Axle Diesel Dump Trucks, Snow Fighters. These Tandem Axle Diesel Dump Trucks are used during the winter months to plow snow and keep the roads safe for the motoring public.

The requested increase to this Contract is due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and its impact on the manufacturing industry in the United States. Recent increases to steel and other commodity surcharges have affected the manufacturing costs for the Tandem Axel Dump Trucks purchased under this agreement.

This contract was aw...

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