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PROPOSED AGREEMENT
Vendor: United States Army Corps Engineers (USACE), Chicago, Illinois
Request: Requesting authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County ("the Preserves") to enter into an agreement
Reason: The Preserves desires to enter into a series of agreements, similar in form to the attached, with the USACE to perform feasibility studies in the Sauk Lake, Bluff Spring Fen, Paul Douglas Preserve, and Upper Des Plaines River areas of the Preserves. The purpose of the feasibility studies are to determine the activities and tasks required to identify and evaluate alternatives and the preparation of a decision document that, when appropriate, recommends a coordinated and implementable solution for aquatic ecosystem restoration in the designated areas of the Preserves. The USACE requires the Preserves, as the Non-Federal Sponsor, to pay 50% of the cost to complete the feasibility study for a project.
Contract period: Not to exceed 24 months from the issuance of the Purchase Order
Estimated Fiscal Impact: Not to exceed $350,000.00 for combined feasibility studies.
Account(s): Habitat Restoration 09-6750 and Grant Accounts, 10-6750
Concurrence(s):
The Comptroller and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
District(s): Districtwide
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