https://fpdcc.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7976291&GUID=1D4E8115-3A70-4505-B7D1-9B290CBEB8C8Legistar15https://fpdcc.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7976291&GUID=1D4E8115-3A70-4505-B7D1-9B290CBEB8C81D4E8115-3A70-4505-B7D1-9B290CBEB8C8-2026-04-09-14-15-16Title: PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT Department(s): Department of Resource Management Vendor: Friends of the Forest Preserves, Inc. Chicago, Illinois Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to increase contract Good(s) or Service(s): Forest Preserves Experience Program Original Contract Period: 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2024; 1/1/2025 - 12/31/2026 (Board Approved) Proposed Contract Period Extension: N/A Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,355,894.00 Original Approval: 12/13/2022, $1,170,000.00 Previous Increase(s): 11/19/2024, $185,894.00 (fully funded by additional ARPA grant funding) This Increase Requested: Not to exceed $180,000.00 (anticipated to be fully funded by additional ARPA grant funding) Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2026 $50,000.00 (unexpended contingency, per original approval) Accounts: ARPA Conservation Corps 51032.521444; Professional Services 51037.520840; and all future Professional Services accounts Contract Number(s): #74000011530 issued under RFP #22-31-116 Concurrences: The Chief Financial OffThu, 09 Apr 2026 14:15:16 GMT