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REQUEST APPROVAL TO EXERCISE CONTRACT RENEWAL OPTION
Department(s): Department of Landscape Maintenance
Vendor: Allied Waste Transportation, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to exercise the second of two (2) one-year extension options and to increase the Allied Waste Transportation, Inc. contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Provide Refuse Disposal Sites for Region 4 (Southeast Region), Thorn Creek Division
Original Contract Period: 3/1/2016 - 2/28/2019; Board Approved Extension 3/1/2019 - 2/28/2020
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 2/29/2020 - 2/28/2021
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $71,000.00 for forty-eight (48) months
Original Approval: 2/9/2016, $52,000.00
Previous Increase(s): $19,000.00
This Increase Requested: $19,000.00
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2020 $15,800.00, FY 2021 $3,200.00
Accounts: Refuse Disposal 51001.520050
Contract Number(s): 15-52-208 (R)
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Attorney have approved this item.
The Vendor has met the Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
District(s): 4, 5, 6
Summary: The Landscape Maintenance department is requesting a second extension of contract for one (1) year for refuse disposal sites for Region 4 (Southeast Region) which consists of the Thorn Creek Division. During this extension, the price will increase from $51.78 to $53.07 per ton. The Forest Preserves will post a new Request for Proposals for a new contract in 2020.
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