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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Department of Facilities and Fleet
Vendor: The Public Group, LLC, Provo, Utah
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Online Auction Services
Contract Value: N/A
Contract Period: 3/15/2022 - 8/7/2022, with four (4) one-year optional renewals to be exercised at the discretion of the General Superintendent if the underlying comparable government procurement is extended as well.
Estimated Fiscal Impact: N/A. Revenue Generating (Estimated $40,000.00)
Accounts: N/A
Contract Number(s): N/A
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final agreement is subject to legal review and approval.
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: The Public Group, LLC provides a public web-based, online auction system. The Public Group, LLC will be responsible for advertising the sale of various decommissioned vehicles and surplus items for the Forest Preserves. The decommissioning of vehicles is subject to approval of the Vehicle Steering Committee.
The Public Group, LLC is also used by Cook County for online public auction services. This is a Comparable Government Procurement. The Public Group, LLC was previously awarded a contract by the City of Tucson, Arizona through a competitive Request for Proposal process.
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