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PROPOSED BID RECOMMENDATION
Department: Department of Planning and Development
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter a construction contract with Martinez Frogs Inc., primary place of business Melrose Park, Illinois, for Beaubien Woods Boat Launch Outdoor Recreation Amenities in Chicago, southeast Cook County.
Reason: Contract #74000012314 issued under Project #21-80-22C1 Beaubien Woods Boat Launch Outdoor Recreation Amenities includes reconstruction of onshore fishing boardwalk, river-edge seating, railings, a new program shelter, accessible canoe/kayak launch system and interpretive signs. This work is funded in large part by grants from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (see Open Space Land Acquisition and Development and Boat Area Access Development grant awards, Board Item No. 22-0363 and Board Item No. 23-0217).
Bid Opening Date: 4/27/2023
Bid Results:
Firm Bid Amount
1. Martinez Frogs, Inc. $1,978,900.01
2. Great Lakes Landscape Co. $2,707,484.00
3. AGAE Contractors, Inc. $3,168,230.00
4. Meru Corp. $3,223,855.00
Estimated Fiscal Impact: $1,978,900.01
Contract Period: Four hundred twenty (420) days from notice to proceed
Account Name/Number: Land Improvements 51009.560019, 51010.560019, 51028.560019, 51030.560019, 51031.560019, 51033.560019, 51051.560019 and future Construction & Development accounts
District: 5
Concurrence(s): The Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance provisions via direct participation.