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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Bureau of Asset Management
Vendor: LiveWire Electrical Systems, Inc. dba Livewire Construction, Inc., Calumet City, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): On-Site Solar (Photo Voltaic Systems)
Contract Value: $10,000,000.00
Contract period: 10/1/2025 - 9/30/2030
Contract Utilization: The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via: direct participation. The prime vendor is a certified MBE/WBE.
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2026 $2,000,000.00, FY 2027 $2,000,000.00, FY 2028 $2,000,000.00, FY 2029 $2,000,000.00, FY 2030 $2,000,000.00
Accounts:
11569.1031.11190.560105.00000.00000
11569.1031.11190.560107.00000.00000
Capital Improvement Program
Contract Number(s): 2405-10080D
Summary: The County has a goal to use 100% renewable energy for electricity for all owned County buildings by 2030. This contract will allow the County to install on-site photovoltaic systems on numerous buildings owned by the County through 2030 to help meet that goal. The County will be pursuing direct pay incentives through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which would bring in up to $24 million dollars to offset costs of these projects. Due to the escalated sunset of IRA green energy incentives, direct approval is recommended.
This contract is awarded through Request for Qualifications (RFQ) procedures in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. Livewire Construction, Inc. was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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