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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Department of Facilities and Fleet
Vendor: Atlas Bobcat, LLC, Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Eight (8) Cronkhite Heavy Duty Equipment Trailers
Contract Value: $248,634.52
Contract Period: One-time purchase
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2025 $248,634.52
Accounts: Clean Air and Clean Water Referendum 51034.540350
Contract Number(s): #74000016103
Concurrences: The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final contract is subject to legal review and approval.
Sole Source contract with no MWBE participation goals
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: The Department of Facilities and Fleet is requesting the purchase of eight (8) Cronkhite heavy duty equipment trailers on a sole source basis; seven (7) will be assigned to the Landscape Maintenance Department and one (1) to the Facilities and Fleet Department. The request is time sensitive due to seasonal operations, which require transportation of newly acquired heavy-duty equipment, including lawn mowers, across the county for the maintenance of our forest preserves. Atlas Bobcat is the sole distributor for Cronkhite trailers in the Chicagoland area.
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