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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Department of Facilities and Fleet
Vendor: BCR Automotive Group/Roesch Ford, Bensenville, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") to enter into and execute a piggyback contract with BCR Automotive Group/Roesch Ford, who was awarded a contract by the City of Chicago (#32916, #67802) through a competitive process. The piggyback contract will be based on prices and terms offered to the City of Chicago for similar equipment.
Good(s) or Service(s): Five (5) Ford F550 Dump trucks, (6) Ford F150 trucks, Ten (10) Ford F350 trucks, Three (3) Ford Transit T350 LR vans
Contract Value: $1,533,540.14
Contract period: one-time purchase
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2020 $1,533,540.14
Accounts: Vehicles and Trucks 51057.540260, 51058.540260, 51028.540260
Contract Number(s): #74000008431 and #74000008365
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
The Vehicle Steering Committee has approved the purchase of the referenced vehicles.
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: Over the course of three Vehicle Steering Committee (VSC) meetings held on 12/17/2019, 4/21/2020 and 10/1/2020, the VSC voted to decommission a total of twenty-five (25) vehicles and to acquire a total of twenty-four (24) vehicles. The Facilities and Fleet Department also received permission to purchase five (5) new vehicles for the Facilities and Fleet and Landscape Maintenance Departments.
Under this proposed contract, twenty-one (21) vehicles for the Landscape Maintenance and Resource Management Departments will be outfitted with dual fuel tank capability (propane/unleaded gas). Further, under this proposed contract, three (3) Transit vans for the Facilities and Fleet Department will be hybrid electric vehicles. The purchase of these vehicles will sup...
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