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PROPOSED AGREEMENT
Vendor: Wireless EDGE Towers II, LLC, Rhinebeck, New York
Request: Requesting authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") to enter into an agreement
Reason: The Forest Preserves desires to engage a Communication Tower Manager to perform certain marketing, site evaluation and development, sublicensing, revenue collection, and other related site management services related to the use of Forest Preserves property by the commercial wireless telecommunication industry.
To accomplish this goal, the Forest Preserves issued a Request for Proposals for permitting, site development, preparation, erection, installation, and maintenance of a small footprint, self-supporting, stealth communication tower and related cellular telephone communication equipment at multiple sites. Wireless EDGE Towers II, LLC ("Wireless Edge") was deemed to be the most responsive out of two (2) total respondents.
Under the proposed contract, Wireless Edge will market space for wireless carriers to install antennae on cell towers at locations that have been preapproved by the internal Forest Preserves Land Use Committee. Wireless Edge then intends to subsequently enter separate, twenty-five (25) year license agreements with the Forest Preserves, subject to approval of the Forest Preserves Board of Commissioners, for the construction of the cell towers at preapproved locations. The towers will be owned by Wireless Edge. Wireless Edge will pay revenue to the Forest Preserves under both the proposed agreement and any future licenses for individual sites. Wireless Edge will receive compensation directly from carriers through sublicense agreements to be negotiated between the carriers and Wireless Edge. Wireless Edge will oversee construction and installation by its contractors and sublicensees, and will have access to the designated sites twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week.
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