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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Facilities and Fleet Maintenance
Vendor: Integrys Energy Services, DePere, Wisconsin
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County the ("Preserves") to extend for one year and increase the contract.
Good(s) or Service(s): Delivery of Districtwide Electricity
Original Contract Period: 12/1/2012 through 11/30/2014
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 12/1/2014 through 11/30/2015
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $200,000.00
Original Approval Date: 11/15/2012, $200,000.00
Previous Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $600,000.00
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2014 $300,000.00 FY 2015 $300,000.00
Accounts: Electricity and Natural Gas, 01-6400
Contract Number(s): 11-87-004
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
The Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance Provisions.
The Vendor is in good standing with the State of Illinois.
Summary: Participating in Cook County's contract for electricity will allow the Preserves to aggregate electric usage and obtain an approximate cost savings.
The Preserves has acquired additional property and is in the process of designing buildings in relation to the Camping Master Plan which will increase electricity usage along with over 50 buildings and landscape/civil construction packages. The original amount that was budgeted in December of 2012 was for one fiscal year. end