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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Conservation and Experiential Programming
Vendor: Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Animal food and bedding for utilization at the Forest Preserves Nature Centers to care for live animals.
Original Contract Period: 3/20/2022 - 3/19/2026
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 3/20/2026 - 4/7/2027
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $140,000.00
Original Approval: 2/8/2022, $140,000.00
Previous Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $35,000.00
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2026 $10,000.00, FY 2027 $25,000.00
Accounts: Supplies and Materials - NOC 51001.530252
Contract Number(s): #74000010503
Concurrences: The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final amendment is subject to legal review and approval.
Sole Source contract with no MWBE participation goals.
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: The Forest Preserves' Department of Conservation and Experiential Programming ("CEP") is requesting an extension of the agreement that was approved at the February 2022 Board meeting (Board Item No. 22-0020) to continue to tap into the purchasing power of the Chicago Zoological Society (the "Zoo") on a sole source basis for animal food and bedding for utilization at the Forest Preserves Nature Centers to care for live animals. This agreement allows the Forest Preserves' CEP Department to easily order and pick up food for live animals, through the Zoo's commissary, where items are stocked for animal care. The Zoo purchases in much larger quantities, which enables the Forest Preserves to acquire animal care supplies at a lower cost. The Forest Preserves would like to extend the agreement to align with the extension of the larger agreement between the Forest Preserves and the Chicago Zoological Society, expiring in...
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