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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 nine (9) 2026 Ford Vehicles: six (6) F350 SuperCab 4x4 Diesel Trucks and three (3) F350 Crew Cab Gas Trucks.
Contract Value: $545,316.00
Contract Period: One-time purchase.
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2026 $545,316.00
Accounts: Vehicle Purchase 51009.560266
Contract Number(s): #74000018325
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 5/12/2026 to purchase as new or replacement vehicles nine (9) 2026 Ford Vehicles: six (6) F350 SuperCab 4x4 diesel trucks and three (3) F350 Crew Cab gas trucks based on Suburban Purchasing Cooperative (SPC) Request for Proposals/Contract #225 with Sutton Ford, Inc.
The units will be assigned as follows: six (6) units to the Department of Resource Management and three (3) units to the Department of Landscape Maintenance.
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