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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s):  Legal Department 
Vendor:    Ancel Glink, PC, Chicago, Illinois 
  Burke, Burns & Pinelli, Chicago, Illinois 
  Burke, Warren, & MacKay, Chicago, Illinois
  Caminer Law, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
  Chapman & Cutler, LLC, Chicago Illinois
  Del Galdo Law Group, LLC, Berwyn, Illinois
  Foley and Lardner, LLP, Chicago, Illinois
  Franczek, PC, Chicago, Illinois
  Golden, Holley, James, LLP, Chicago, Illinois
  Hardwick Firm, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
  Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP, Chicago, Illinois
  Jackson Lewis, PC, Chicago, Illinois
  Katten, Muchin, Roseman, LLP, Chicago, Illinois
  Klein, Thorpe, & Jenkins, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois
  Miner, Barnhill, and Galland, PC, Chicago, Illinois
  Neal & Leroy, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
  Odelson, Murphey, Frazier, & McGrath, LLC, Evergreen Park, Illinois
  Sanchez, Daniels, & Hoffman, LLP, Chicago, Illinois
  Schain, Banks, Kenney, & Schwartz, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois
  Tristan & Cervantes, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Legal services from outside legal counsel to be performed within the following categories of matters: Litigation, Labor & Employment, Land Use, Workers' Compensation, General Local Government Law, Municipal Finance, and Workplace Investigations.
Contract Value: Not to Exceed $3,450,000.00
Contract Period: 1/1/2024 - 12/31/2026 with two (2) optional one-year extensions  
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2024 $1,150,000.00; FY 2025 $1,150,000.00; FY 2026 $1,150,000.00
Accounts: Corporate 51001.521055; Self-Insurance 51011.580011; and Real Estate 51006.521055
Contract Number(s): 23-60-009615
Concurrences: The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item. 
The contract-specific Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise goal for each contract was set to zero.
District(s): Districtwide   
Summary:  The specified law firms h...
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