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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Department of Resource Management
Vendor: Various vendors expanding a pre-qualified vendor pool for tree planting services, listed below:
Contract No. Vendor Name
74000015427 Semper Fi Landscaping, Inc., Yorkville, Illinois
74000015430 Gale Construction Company of Illinois, Joliet, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Districtwide tree planting services
Contract Value: Not to exceed a combined total of $1,000,000.00 per calendar year (or $4,000,000.00 through 2028, which does not include $2,000,000.00 allocated as part of prior Board Item No. 22-0356) in conjunction with contract number #74000011240 issued under RFP #22-31-104R, and all contract numbers listed above. Beginning in 2029, an additional $1,100,000.00 will be made available for the final two (2) option years, if needed, bringing the maximum authority of tree planting services to $7,100,000.00 between 2023-2031.
Contract Period: 3/1/2025 - 2/28/2027, with two (2) optional two-year renewals to be exercised at the discretion of the General Superintendent.
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2025 $1,000,000.00, FY 2026 $1,000,000.00, FY 2027 $1,000,000.00 (optional), FY 2028 $1,000,000.00 (optional), FY 2029 $550,000.00 (optional), FY 2030 $525,000.00 (optional), FY 2031 $25,000.00 (optional)
Accounts: Professional Services 51034.520840; Grant and Mitigation 51010.521444 and 51010.520840; Recreation Supplies 51001.530230; Institutional Supplies 51001.530252; Consulting and Management Services 51001.520850; Campground Supplies 51001.530262; Special Events 51001.520635; Material and Supplies 51001.530267; Site Amenities 51009.560060 and 51031.560060; and all future Professional Services and Site Amenities accounts
Contract Number(s): #74000015427 and #74000015430 issued under RFP #24-31-114
Concurrences: The Chief Financial Officer has approved this...
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