Forest Preserve District of Cook County - File #: 16-0058

• File #: 16-0058
• Version: 1
• Name: Homer Tree Service, Lockport, Illinois
• Type: Bid Recommendation
• Status: Approved
• File created: 12/15/2015
• In control: Finance Committee
• On agenda: 1/12/2016
• Final action: 1/12/2016
• Title: PROPOSED BID RECOMMENDATION Presented by: ARNOLD RANDALL, GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT Department: Resource Management Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Preserves") to enter into a contract with Homer Tree Service, Lockport, Illinois Reason: Contract #16-31-102 consists of the removal of three hundred and seventeen (317) trees, approximately two hundred and sixty (260) of which require stumping at River Oaks Golf Course in accordance with the Preserves specifications in Region 9, Thorn Creek Division. Homer Tree Service was the lowest responsible bidder of the four (4) bidders. Bid Opening Date: 12/18/2015 Bid Results: 1. Homer Tree Service, $32,000.00 2. Groundskeeper Landscaping, Inc., $65,650.00 3. Trees R Us, Inc., $110,950.00 4. Clean Cut Tree Service, Inc., $148,000.00 Estimated Fiscal Impact: $32,000.00 Contract Period: Thirty (30) working days from issuance of purchase order Account Name/Number: EAB Tr...
• Indexes: (Inactive) ARNOLD RANDALL, General Superintendent

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/12/2016	1	Finance Committee	recommend for approval	Pass
1/12/2016	1	FPD Board of Commissioners	approve	Pass

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PROPOSED BID RECOMMENDATION

Presented by: ARNOLD RANDALL, GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT

Department:  Resource Management

Request:  Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Preserves”) to enter into a contract with Homer Tree Service, Lockport, Illinois

Reason:   Contract #16-31-102 consists of the removal of three hundred and seventeen (317) trees, approximately two hundred and sixty (260) of which require stumping at River Oaks Golf Course in accordance with the Preserves specifications in Region 9, Thorn Creek Division. Homer Tree Service was the lowest responsible bidder of the four (4) bidders.

Bid Opening Date:  12/18/2015 

Bid Results:

1.  Homer Tree Service, $32,000.00

2.  Groundskeeper Landscaping, Inc., $65,650.00

3.  Trees R Us, Inc., $110,950.00

4.  Clean Cut Tree Service, Inc., $148,000.00

Estimated Fiscal Impact: $32,000.00

Contract Period:  Thirty (30) working days from issuance of purchase order

Account Name/Number:  EAB Tree Removal, 09-6756 EAB and Habitat Restoration, 09-6750  

District(s): 4 

Concurrence(s):

The vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance provision.

The Chief Attorney and Chief Financial Officer have approved this item.