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PROPOSED BID RECOMMENDATION
Department: Department of Planning and Development
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into a construction contract with Pan-Oceanic Engineering Co., Inc., primary place of business Chicago, Illinois, for asphalt trail and walkway construction at the Sand Ridge Campus.
Reason: Contract #74000008005 issued under Project #20-80-30 Sand Ridge Campus Landscape Improvements. The work includes, but is not limited to, grading, constructing aggregate and hot-mix asphalt paths, fence repair and gate installation, seeding, fishing node construction and other related work as specified in the plans and specifications. Trail and walkway construction will connect the Burnham Greenway Trail to Camp Shabbona and new fishing outcroppings at Green Lake. The project will also include a gravel trail that will connect Camp Shabbona to a Sand Ridge Nature Center trail, including some fence modifications and repair. The project will be partly funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Please note that Schaefges Brothers bid exceeded the engineer’s estimate on 36 of 39 line items.
Bid Opening Date: 6/12/2020
Bid Results:
1. Pan-Oceanic Engineering Co., Inc. $336,350.00
2. Schaefges Brothers Inc. $749,141.62
Estimated Fiscal Impact: $336,350.00
Contract Period: Ninety (90) days from notice to proceed
Account Name/Number: Land Improvements 51025.560019, 51027.560019, 51028.560019, 51051.560019, 51056.560019, 51057.560019, and 51058.560019; Grant Account 51010.560019; and Future Construction and Development Accounts
District: 4
Concurrence(s):
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
The Vendor has met the Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.