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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Planning and Development
Vendor: Herc Rentals Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Equipment rentals and related products and services
Original Contract Period: 5/7/2025 - 10/31/2025
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 11/1/2025 - 10/31/2027
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $100,000.00
Original Approval: 5/7/2025, $100,000.00
Previous Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $300,000.00
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2025 $100,000.00, FY 2026 $100,000.00, FY 2027 $100,000.00
Accounts: Property Maintenance and Operations 51009.560106, 51031.560106, 51034.560106, 51036.560106; Professional Services 51001.520830; and future Construction and Development accounts
Contract Number(s): #74000016006 issued under Omnia Partners piggyback agreement Herc Rentals Inc. contract #2019000318
Concurrences: The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final amendment is subject to legal review and approval.
Piggyback contract based on a Cooperative Procurement Agreement. The contract-specific Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise goal for this contract was set to zero.
District(s): 9
Summary: The vendor provides rentals of temporary generators and other related equipment and services. Following the failure of the transformer serving the General Headquarters building earlier this year, the Forest Preserves Department of Facilities and Fleet utilized a piggyback agreement to fund a temporary generator rental. Subsequently, the Planning and Development Department entered into a separate piggyback agreement with the vendor to fund the generator rental to the present day. The agreement, which expires on October 31, 2025, now needs to be extended and increased to continue generator service until permanent power is restored at the G...
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