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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Department of Facilities and Fleet
Vendor: Sutton Ford, Inc., Matteson, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Purchase of eight (8) 2025 Ford Explorer Hybrid Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles
Contract Value: $398,696.00
Contract Period: One-time purchase
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2025 $398,696.00
Accounts: Vehicle Purchase 51009.560266
Contract Number(s): #74000016418
Concurrences: The Vehicle Steering Committee has approved the purchase of the referenced vehicles.
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
Piggyback contract based on a Cooperative Procurement Agreement with no MWBE participation goals. The vendor is a certified Minority-and Women-Owned Business Enterprise.
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: The Department of Facilities and Fleet received permission from the Vehicle Steering Committee on 6/3/2025 to decommission fifty-three (53) Forest Preserves vehicles due to age, high mileage, and condition and purchase twenty-six (26) new replacement vehicles. The authorization request for this purchase involves eight (8) of the twenty-six (26) approved vehicles and is based on State of Illinois Contract #22-416CMS-BOSS4-P-41049 with Sutton Ford, Inc. All eight (8) Ford Hybrid Explorers will be assigned to the Law Enforcement Department.
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