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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Bureau of Asset Management
Vendor: Multiple Vendors (See Below)
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Installation of Countywide Solar Panels
Contract Value: Not-to-Exceed $45,000,000.00
Contract period: 8/1/2025 - 7/31/2030, with one (1), two (2) year renewal option
Contract Utilization: The Vendor has met the Minority-and Women-owned Business
Enterprise Ordinance via: Direct Participation
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2025 $10,000,000.00, FY 2026 $15,000,000.00, FY 2027 $15,000,000.00, FY 2028 $3,000,000.00, FY 2029 $1,500,000.00, FY 2030 $500,000.00
Accounts:
11569.1031.11190.560105.00000.00000
11569.1031.11190.560107.00000.00000
Capital Improvement Program
Contract Number(s): 2405-10080
Contract No. Firm
2405-10080A Johnson Controls
2405-10080B Ameresco, Inc.
Summary: The County has a goal to use 100% renewable energy for electricity for all owned County buildings by 2030. These contracts 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. These contracts are awarded through Request for Qualifications (RFQ) procedures in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. Johnson Controls and Ameresco, Inc. were selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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