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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Transportation and Highways and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office
Vendor: Acorn Garage, Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Maintenance, Repair, Parts and Labor for Buses and Heavy Duty Trucks (Zone 1)
Original Contract Period: 12/19/2016 - 12/18/2018, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 12/19/2018/ - 12/18/2019
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,129,402.50
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 12/14/2016, $984,402.50
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 6/5/2018, $145,000.00
This Increase Requested: $476,475.00
Potential Fiscal Impact:
Department of Transportation and Highways: FY2019 $250,000.00
Cook County Sheriff’s Office: FY2019 $226,475.00
Accounts:
Department of Transportation and Highways: 11856.1500.15675.540150
Cook County Sheriff’s Office: 11100.1499.10155.540255
Contract Number(s): 1684-15657
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct WBE participation and a full MBE waiver with indirect participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This increase and first of two (2), one (1) year renewal options will allow the Department of Transportation and Highways and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office to continue receive repair and maintenance services that will ensure County-owned buses and heavy-duty trucks are operational.
The vendor was selected pursuant to a publically advertised Invitation for Bids in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Acorn Garage, Incorporated was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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