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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 contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Bulk Rock Salt
Location: DOTH Maintenance Facilities: 1 (Schaumburg), 2 (Des Plaines), 4 (Orland Park), and 5 (Riverdale)
County Board District(s): Countywide
Original Contract Period: 3/21/2022 - 3/20/2024 with one (1) two-year renewal option
Section: N/A
Proposed Contract Period Extension Renewal: 3/21/2024 - 3/20/2026
Section: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $5,320,700.00
Original Board Approval: 3/17/2022, $5,320,700.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2024 $1,500,000.00; FY 2025 $1,500,000.00
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax: 11300.1500.29150.530224
Contract Number(s): 2144-07011
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 partial M/WBE Waiver.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This renewal will allow the Department of Transportation and Highways to continue to receive Bulk Rock Salt. Rock Salt is a crucial and widely used material for snow and of ice removal operations during the winter months to provide safe roads for vehicular traffic.
This contract was awarded through a publicly advertised competitive bidding process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Morton Salt, Inc. was the lowest, responsive, and responsible bidder.
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