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PROPOSED CONTRACT (VEHICLE PURCHASE)
Department(s): Cook County Sheriff Department - Vehicle Service
Vendor: Midwest Transit Equipment, Inc., Kankakee, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Four (4) IH Prisoner Transport Buses
Contract Value: $582,072.00
Contract period: 12/4/2013 - 12/3/2014 This is a one- time contract effective after award by the Board of Commissioners and after proper execution of the contract documents.
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: $582,072.00 (One-Time Purchase)
Accounts: 717/211-549
Contract Number(s): 13-11-13109
Concurrences:
The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
The Vehicle Steering Committee concurs with this recommendation.
Summary: An invitation for Bid was issued for Prisoner Transport Buses for the Sheriff's Department. A Competitive bidding process was followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Midwest Transit Equipment, Inc. was the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and is recommended for award. This purchase will provide the safe transport of Cook County pre-trial detainees to and from various courthouse locations and prisons within the State of Illinois.
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