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PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Resource Management
Vendor: University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine (“UICVM”), Urbana, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Wildlife pathology and diagnostic services
Original Contract Period: 3/11/2014 - 12/31/2017
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 1/1/2018 - 12/31/2022
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $240,000.00
Original Approval: 3/11/2014, $240,000.00
Previous Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: Not to exceed $50,000.00 per year or $250,000.00 over the five (5) years of the contract extension
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2018 $50,000.00, FY 2019 $50,000.00, FY 2020 $50,000.00, FY 2021 $50,000.00, FY 2022 $50,000.00
Accounts: Wildlife Management 51001.521447, Integrated Wildlife Services 51009.521451, Habitat Restoration 51009.521444, Grant and Mitigation Accounts: 51010.29982 and 51010.22522
Contract Number(s): N/A
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: The Preserves have utilized the UICVM since 2008 to conduct a variety of on-demand wildlife pathology and diagnostic services. This important work allows Forest Preserve wildlife biologists to track changes in disease transmittal in the wildlife community and assess how those diseases may affect human populations. Information acquired through this analysis is dispersed throughout the health services community to better inform them of potential risks of zoonotic disease transmission. The Preserves entered into the existing Board approved agreement with UICVM in 2014 for a period of four (4) years, and are requesting an extension for an additional five (5) years.
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