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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Chief Administrative Officer
Vendor: Constellation Energy Services - Natural Gas, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Natural Gas Supply and Management Services
Contract Value: $72,000
Contract period: 5/1/2016 - 4/30/2019, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY2016 $14,000; FY2017 $24,000; FY2018 $24,000; FY2019 $10,000
Accounts: 499-422, 500-422, 564-422, 891-422, 894-422, 897-422, 898-422
Contract Number(s): 1528-14326
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The County currently uses an average of 12,000,000 therms annually with an estimated FY2015 total cost of $7.2 million which includes the commodity, transportation, pooling, and administrative costs. Constellation Energy Services - Natural Gas, LLC shall supply natural gas at any designated County locations. Constellation Energy shall also work with the County to lock favorable rates for the supply and delivery of natural gas and will provide monthly, consolidated reconciled bills to the County.
Upon the approval of this agreement, the Chief Administrative Officer, or designee, shall be authorized to execute, on behalf of the County of Cook, all documents necessary to implement and administer the service agreement.
Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Constellation Energy Services - Natural Gas, LLC was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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