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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 Great Lakes Landscape Company, primary place of business Bartlett, Illinois, for pavement improvements at ten (10) locations in the north and northwest of Cook County including Carl Hansen Woods, Che-Che-Pin-Qua Woods, Schiller Woods Grove 4, Ted Lechowicz Woods, Catherine Chevalier Woods, Ned Brown Meadow, North Branch Trail, and Busse Woods.
Reason: Contract #74000014447 issued under Project #19-80-67G-24C1 2024 North Area Pavement Improvements. This work will include, but is not limited to, pavement resurfacing, drainage and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access improvements, paved trail construction, pavement removal, and landscape restoration.
Bid Opening Date: 5/30/2024
Bid Results:
1. Great Lakes Landscape Company $2,893,994.65
2. Chicagoland Paving Contractors $2,900,000.00
3. Pan-Oceanic Engineering Co. $3,089,090.99
Estimated Fiscal Impact: $2,893,994.65
Contract Period: Two hundred eighty days (280) days from notice to proceed.
Account Name/Number: Land Improvement 51009.560019, 51010.560019, 51029.560019, 51031.560019, 51033.560019, and 51034.560019; and future Construction and Development accounts
District: 9, 10, 14, 15, 17
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 provisions via direct participation.