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REQUEST APPROVAL TO EXERCISE CONTRACT RENEWAL OPTION
Department(s): Permits, Rentals and Concessions
Vendor: Chicago River Canoe and Kayak, Evanston, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to extend contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Boat concessions
Original Contract Period: 4/10/2015 - 4/9/2018; on 11/14/2017 term extended to 4/9/2019
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 4/10/2019 - 4/9/2020
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: N/A
Original Approval: 4/14/2015
Previous Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: N/A
Estimated Fiscal Impact: $14,000.00 (Revenue Generating)
Accounts: N/A
Contract Number(s): 14-40-409
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
District(s): 15
Summary: The Forest Preserves would like to exercise the second of two (2) one-year extension options to allow Chicago River Canoe and Kayak to continue to provide boat rental services at the Busse Lake Boathouse on a seasonal basis. In the past two (2) years, more than 20,000 boats were rented at the Busse Lake Boathouse. Chicago River Canoe and Kayak was selected through a Forest Preserves RFP process.
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