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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: seven (7) Ford F-350 Supercab XL 4X4 Diesel Pickup Trucks and two (2) Ford F-550 Regular Cab 4x4 Chassis Diesel Trucks
Contract Value: $581,108.00
Contract Period: One-time purchase
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2025 $581,108.00
Accounts: Vehicle Purchase 51009.560266
Contract Number(s): #74000017119
Concurrences: The Vehicle Steering Committee has approved the purchase of 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 new replacement vehicles. Twenty-six (26) replacement vehicles were approved by the Board of Commissioners for purchase in July of this year (Board Item Nos. 25-0257, 25-0261, and 25-0262). This purchase involves nine (9) additional replacement vehicles, which will be assigned as follows: eight (8) to the Department of Resource Management and one (1) to the Department of Landscape Maintenance. This purchase request is based on Suburban Purchasing Cooperative (SPC) Request for Proposals/Contract #225 and #227 with Sutton Ford, Inc.
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