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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Permits, Rentals and Concessions
Vendor: Chicago River Canoe and Kayak, Evanston, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to amend contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Boat concession services for the Tampier Lake Boat House
Original Contract Period: 1/14/2020 - 12/31/2022; with two (2) two-year optional extensions to be exercised at the discretion of the General Superintendent
Proposed Contract Period Extension: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: Chicago River Canoe and Kayak has agreed to pay the Forest Preserves an annual base fee plus 5% of gross sales.
Original Approval: 1/14/2020
Previous Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: N/A
Estimated Fiscal Impact: N/A (Revenue Generating). This amendment will reduce the annual base fee by $6,700.00 for the 2020 season.
Accounts: N/A (Revenue Generating)
Contract Number(s): 19-40-498
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final amendment is subject to legal review and approval.
District(s): 17
Summary: Canoe and kayak rentals at the Tampier Lake Boat House operated on a reduced schedule during the 2020 season because of restrictions related to COVID-19 as required by the State of Illinois’s Restore Illinois plan, as well as limited capacity of boats and personal floatation devices, which were given seventy-two (72) hours of down time between each use. The Boat House did not open until early June (as opposed to mid-April in a typical year) and was only open two (2) days per week thereafter. Through August 31, 2020, the Forest Preserves’ boat rental vendor, Chicago River Canoe and Kayak, experienced an approximately 58% reduction in typical season revenue. As a result, and in order to ensure the long-term viability of this concessions enterprise, the Forest Preserves seeks authorization to reduce the vendor’s 2020 annual base fee by two-thirds, or $6,700.00.
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