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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Department of Resource Management
Vendor: Various vendors establishing a vendor pool for aquatic vegetation control services, listed below:
Contract No. Vendor Name
74000014168 Integrated Lakes Management, Inc., Waukegan, Illinois
74000014176 BS&T, Inc. dba McCloud Aquatics, Elburn, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Professional services agreements for aquatic vegetation control services at Forest Preserves lakes and waterbodies
Contract Value: Not to exceed a combined total of $100,000.00 annually (or $500,000.00 over the five (5) year term) across all contract numbers listed above.
Contract Period: 6/11/2024 - 4/30/2029
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2024 $50,000.00, FY 2025 $100,000.00, FY 2026 $100,000.00, FY 2027 $100,000.00, FY 2028 $100,000.00, FY 2029 $50,000.00
Accounts: Professional Services 51034.520840; Land Improvements 51033.560020; Fisheries Management 51001.521448; Grant and Mitigation 51010.521444 and 51010.520840; and all future Professional Services, Land Improvements, and Grant and Mitigation accounts
Contract Number(s): #74000014168 and #74000014176 issued under RFP #24-31-105
Concurrences: The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final agreements are subject to legal review and approval.
The vendors have met the Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance provisions via direct participation.
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: The Forest Preserves issued a Request for Proposals (RFP #24-31-105) seeking firms to perform aquatic herbicide lake treatments at the Forest Preserves' forty-two (42) recreational lakes and other waterbodies. These services supplement in-house aquatic vegetation control treatments conducted by the Forest Preserves annually to meet the aesthetic and recreational needs of ...
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