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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department(s): Transportation and Highways
Vendor: Morton Salt, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Bulk Rock Salt
Location: Highway Maintenance Facility 1,2,4,5
County Board District(s): Countywide
Original Contract Period: 2/15/2017-2/14/2020, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Section: N/A
Proposed Contract Period Extension: Renewal period 2/15/2021-2/14/2022
Section: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $7,207,800.00
Original Board Approval: Board 2/8/2017, $4,507,800.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): Board 11/21/2019, 2,700,000.00, 2/15/2020 - 2/14/2021
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $3,000,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2021: 1,500,000.00, FY 2022 $1,500,000.00
Accounts: 11300.1500.29150.530244
Contract Number(s): 1628-15809
IDOT Contract Number(s): N/A
Federal Project Number(s): N/A
Federal Job Number(s): N/A
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation and a partial MBE waiver.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed Contract Amendment between the County and Morton Salt Inc., Chicago, Illinois. This increase and second of two (2), one (1) year renewal options will allow the Department of Transportation and Highways to continue to receive the bulk rock salts. The rock salt is utilized to maintain County Roadways during winter operations.
This is a Comparable Government Procurement pursuant to Section 34-140 of the Cook County Procurement Code. Morton Salt, Inc. was previously awarded a contract by the City of Chicago through a publicly advertised competit...
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