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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Department of Facilities and Fleet
Vendor: Shorewood Home and Auto, Inc., Homer Glen, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Fifteen (15) John Deere units: four (4) Deere Model 5100E Cab Tractors with various attachments, one (1) Deere Gator Model XUV 845M, five (5) Deere Gators Model TH 6x4 with cabs, and five (5) Deere Gators Model TH 6x4 without cabs.
Contract Value: $671,230.64
Contract Period: One-time purchase
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2025, $671,230.64
Accounts: Construction and Development 51033.560266; Mitigation 51010.52144 and 51010.520314; and Repair Building and Institutional Equipment 51033.540360
Contract Number(s): #74000015181
Concurrences: The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final contract is subject to legal review and approval.
Piggyback contract based on a Cooperative Procurement Agreement with no MWBE participation goals.
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: The Forest Preserves of Cook County is requesting to purchase fifteen (15) units of John Deere equipment to be distributed amongst three (3) departments. Four (4) Deere Model 5100E Cab Tractors with various attachments and five (5) Deere Model TH 6x4 gators with cabs will be assigned to the Department of Landscape Maintenance for daily operations. One (1) Deere Model XUV 845M will be assigned to the Department of Law Enforcement and five (5) Deere Model TH 6x4 gators without cabs will be assigned to the Department of Resource Management for land management operations. The purchase is based on Sourcewell contracts #031121-DAC, expiring 4/30/2025 and #082923-DAC, expiring 10/11/2027 with Deere & Company, fulfilled by local authorized dealer Shorewood Home and Auto.
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