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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Department of Facilities and Fleet
Vendor: Currie Commercial Center, Frankfort, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into and execute a contract agreement with Currie Commercial Center, who has been awarded a contract (#165, #152) by the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative Program, through a competitive process.
Good(s) or Service(s): Two (2) Ford Escape Hybrids and two (2) Ford Explorer Hybrid vehicles
Contract Value: $137,554.00
Contract period: one-time purchase
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2020 $137,554.00
Accounts: Vehicles and Trucks 51058.540260, 51028.540260, 51051.540260, 51010.540260
Contract Number(s): #74000008366
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
The Vehicle Steering Committee has approved the purchase of the referenced vehicles.
The contract specific Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise goal for this contract was set to zero.
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: Over the course of three (3) Vehicle Steering Committee (VSC) meetings held on 12/17/2019, 4/21/2020 and 10/1/2020, the VSC voted to decommission a total of twenty-five (25) vehicles and to acquire a total of twenty-four (24) vehicles. The Facilities and Fleet Department also received permission to purchase five (5) new vehicles for the Facilities and Fleet and Landscape Maintenance Departments.
Under this proposed contract, four (4) vehicles will be purchased for the Resource Management Department. This request is being submitted due to a previous purchase made with Currie Motors in 2020. The two (2) requests combined exceeds $150,000.00. All four (4) vehicles will be hybrid vehicles. The purchase of these vehicles will support the Forest Preserves sustainability goals and reduce greenhouse gas production.
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