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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Planning and Development
Vendor: Amec Foster Wheeler formerly AMEC Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County to extend and increase a previously executed contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Program Management/Owner's Representative Service for Capital Improvement Landscape/Civil Engineering Program
Original Contract Period: Three (3) years 12/5/2012 - 12/4/2015; Board approval 11/17/2015 (12/5/2015 - 12/4/2016); 11/15/2016 (12/5/2016 - 12/4/2017); Administrative Extension: Sixty (60) days (12/5/2017 - 2/2/2018)
Proposed Contract Period Extension: One (1) year (2/3/2018 - 2/2/2019)
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $981,816.00
Original Approval: 12/5/2012, $892,560.00
Previous Increase(s): 2/29/2017 Administrative increase $89,256.00
This Increase Requested: $68,539.20
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2018 $68,539.20
Accounts: General Consulting Services Accounts 51009.6740, 51025.6740, 51026.6740, 51054.6740, 51055.6740, 51056.6740, 51057.6740, and 51058.6740
Contract Number(s): 12-80-61
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
The Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance Provisions.
District(s):
Summary: Additional time and funding is required to complete the site improvements and nature play project at Dan Ryan Woods. The initial phase of site improvements were completed in 2016. A second phase of remaining site improvements, including the nature play area, was on hold during the state Open Space Land Acquisition & Development (OSLAD) grant suspension. This second phase of site improvements was bid twice, and awarded by the Board on 12/12/2017. During the gap between the two Dan Ryan Woods contracts, Amec was assigned management of other new time sensitive projects, including picnic shelter repairs and picnic grove access ...
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