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PROPOSED CONTRACT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department(s): Transportation and Highways
Vendor: Western Remac, Inc., Village of Woodridge, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Sign Panel Assembly Maintenance
Location: Various Locations in Cook County
Section: 13-8SPAM-34-GM
Contract Value: $805,370.00
Contract period: 11/13/2013 - 11/13/2015
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2014 $805,370.00
Accounts: 600-585 (Motor Fuel Tax Fund)
Contract Number(s): 13-53-054
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: Your Honorable Body is respectfully advised that competitive bidding procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code for bid on the subject project.
The proposed work is to be performed at various locations on the public highway system in the County of Cook, State of Illinois, and is indicated on the map showing the County Highway System on file in the office of the County Clerk and also in the office of the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, Springfield, Illinois.
This contract is for the fabrication, installation, removal, relocation and maintenance of existing as well as new sign panel assemblies and their appurtenances located along various roads on the Cook County Highway System. The contract is a twenty four (24) month with three (3), one (1) year renewal options effective after award by the Board of Commissioners and proper execution of the Contract Documents.
All bids received by the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer were opened on 8/9/2013, at 10:00 A.M. (local time).
After careful analysis of the bids by this Department, you are advised that Western Remac, Inc., bidding $805,370.00 is the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. The total sum of the bid is 0.55% or $4,350.00 above the Engineer's estimate of cost.
Western Remac, Inc. has filed financial and equipment experience questionnaires with the Department of Transportation and Highways as required in the specifications and contract. We have examined them and in our opinion they are satisfactory. The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer concurs with this recommendation.
It is therefore respectfully recommended that the contract be awarded to Western Remac, Inc. of Village of Woodridge, Illinois in the sum of $805,370.00.
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