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REQUEST APPROVAL TO EXERCISE CONTRACT RENEWAL OPTION
Department(s): Landscape Maintenance
Vendor: Groot Industries, Inc., Elk Grove, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to exercise the first of two (2) one-year extension options and to increase the Groot Industries, Inc. contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Provide Refuse Disposal Sites for Region 3 (North/Northwest Region), North Branch and Northwest Divisions
Original Contract Period: 3/1/2016 - 2/28/2019
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 3/1/2019 - 2/28/2020
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $90,000.00 for thirty-six (36) months
Original Approval: 2/9/2016, $90,000.00
Previous Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $33,000.00
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2019 $28,500.00, FY 2020 $4,500.00
Accounts: Refuse Disposal 51001.520050
Contract Number(s): 15-52-207 (R)
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
District(s): 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17
Summary: The Landscape Maintenance department is requesting an extension of contract for one (1) year for refuse disposal sites for Region 3 (North/Northwest Region) which consists of the North Branch and Northwest Divisions. During this extension, the price will increase from $48.00 to $48.89 per ton.
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