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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Emergency Management & Regional Security
Vendor: Acorn Garage, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Mechanical Repair for Buses, Trailers and Trucks
Original Contract Period: 3/1/2021 - 2/29/2024, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options (2045-18244A, Zone 1)
Proposed Amendment Type: Increase (2045-18244A)
Proposed Contract Period: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $2,654,999.00 (2045-18244A)
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 2/25/2021, $1,730,000.00 (2045-18244A)
Increase Requested: $75,000.00 (2045-18244A)
Previous Board Increase(s): 11/21/2024, $450,000.00 (2045-18244A); 9/18/2025, $125,000.00 (2045-18244A); 1/15/2026, $200,000.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): 10/20/2023, $50,000.00 (2045-18244A); 7/23/2024, $99,999.00 (2045-18244A)
Previous Board Renewals: 11/21/2024, (3/1/2025 - 2/28/2026) (2045-18244A)
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: 10/20/2023, (3/1/2024 - 2/28/2025) (2045-18244A)
Previous Board Extension(s): 1/15/2026, (3/1/2026 - 9/30/2026 )
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Contract Utilization: The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via: Direct participation and partial MWBE waiver.
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY2026 $75,000.00 (EMRS)
Accounts: 11900.1265.54319.540280 (EMRS)
Contract Number(s): 2045-18244A
Summary: This increase will allow Emergency Management and Regional Security to continue to receive Mechanical Repairs for Buses, Trailers, and Trucks in Zone 1 for the duration of the contract term.
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 in ...
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