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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION TO COOK COUNTY
WHEREAS, CBRE, located in Chicago, Illinois, desires to donate various pieces of office furniture, including modular workstations, tables, chairs, lockers, and marker boards, to Cook County for use by the Cook County Bureau of Asset Management and its departments (estimated value of the furniture is approximately $588,000.00); and
WHEREAS, Upon board approval, the Bureau of Asset Management (BAM) will accept the office furniture and will allocate or assign the office furniture per the furniture needs and requirements of various county agencies; and
WHEREAS, the Bureau and its departments always first consider using salvaged furniture for capital improvement projects when possible before purchasing new furniture for County use;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Cook County is hereby authorized to accept this donation on behalf of the Cook County Bureau of Asset Management and shall transfer the furniture to Cook County.
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