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PROPOSED AUTHORITY TO EXERCISE CONTRACT EXTENSION OPTION
Department(s): Department of Facilities and Fleet Maintenance
Vendor: Constellation New Energy, Inc. (f/k/a Constellation Energy Services, Inc.), Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to extend and increase this contract
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Good(s) or Service(s): Delivery of Districtwide Electricity
Original Contract Period: 11/20/2015 - 12/31/2018; Administrative Extension 1/1/2019 through 12/31/2019
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 1/1/2020, retroactive - 12/31/2020
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $675,000.00
Original Approval: 11/17/2015
Previous Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $425,000.00
Estimated Fiscal Impact: $425,000.00
Accounts: Electricity and Natural Gas 51001.540024
Contract Number(s): 1428-13749
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Attorney have approved this item.
The Vendor has met the Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
Summary: On 4/29/2015, the Cook County Board approved a contract with Constellation Energy Services (Contract No. 1428-13749) (the “County Contract”). On 11/17/2015, the Forest Preserves Board approved the Forest Preserves piggybacking off the County Contract.
On 2/7/2018, the Cook County Board approved an increase and consolidation of two (2) one-year renewal options to provide for the continuation of the supply and delivery of electricity under the County Contract. The County Contract was extended until 12/31/2020. The Forest Preserves would like to continue to piggyback off the County Contract through 12/31/2020 by exercising the second of two (2) one-year renewal options. The Forest Preserves is also requesting authority to increase the contract as additional electric accounts have been added that were not included in the original estimate from 2015 and the Forest Preserves intends to purchase Renewable Energy Credits (RECs).
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