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PROPOSED PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ITEM AMENDMENT
Department: Department of Permits, Rentals and Concessions
Request: Authorization to amend previously approved Board Item No. 20-0251 to change the agreement term. Negotiations to find acceptable lessor(s) have taken longer than anticipated. Further, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting supply-chain interruptions, golf carts manufacturer(s) have been subject to substantial delays on orders.
Item Number: 20-0251
Fiscal Impact: FY 2021 $0.00, FY 2022 $0.00, FY 2023 $63,000.00, FY 2024 $63,000.00, FY 2025 $63,000.00, FY 2026 $31,500.00
Account(s): Professional Services 51001.520850
District(s): 6
Original Text of Item:
PROPOSED AGREEMENT
Vendor: Antares Golf Management, Inc. (formerly Billy Casper Golf), Reston, Virginia
Request: Requesting authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") to enter into an agreement
Reason: Antares Golf Management, Inc. (formerly Billy Casper Golf, Inc.) ("Operator") manages the Forest Preserves' ten (10) golf courses and one (1) stand-alone driving range through a Golf Course Facilities Management Agreement (the "Golf Agreement") which expires on December 31, 2022. As part of the Golf Agreement, the Operator is required to provide a fleet of motorized golf carts ("Golf Carts") for rental and use by consumers. The Operator leases these Golf Carts pursuant to lease agreements, all of which will expire in 2020, subject to any short-term extensions (the "Existing Leases"). Due to current regulations issued by the State of Illinois in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple person use of golf carts is limited. As a result, the Operator seeks to lease seventy-four (74) additional electric golf carts to supplement its existing fleet and provide more capacity. The optimal operating lease term from a reputable, national manufacturer is five (5) years; however, this term extends beyond the expiration of the Golf Agreement. The curren...
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