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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (VEHICLE PURCHASE)
Department(s): Cook County Sheriff's Office
Vendor: Midwest Transit Equipment Inc., Kankakee, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Prisoner Transport Buses
Original Contract Period: 6/19/2015 - 6/18/2017, with two (2), one (1) year renewals
Proposed Contract Period Extension: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $454,611.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 6/10/2015, $454,611.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $303,074.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2016 $303,074.00
Accounts: 1621409749-549
Contract Number(s): 1511-14343
Concurrences:
The MWBE participation goal for this contract was set for 0%.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
The Vehicle Steering Committee concurs with this recommendation.
Summary: This increase will allow the Cook County Sheriff's Office to purchase two (2) prisoner transport buses to replace an aging fleet of buses.
This contract was awarded through the competitive bidding process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Midwest Transit Equipment Inc., was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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