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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Resource Management
Vendor: Meru Corporation, Niles, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Professional services contract with Meru Corporation for construction of a water control and fish passage system at Powderhorn Lake utilizing grant funding received from Audubon Great Lakes via the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Original Contract Period: 11/15/2021 - 6/20/2022; Administrative Extension 6/21/2022 - 6/20/2023
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 6/21/2023 (retroactive) - 7/31/2024
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $845,774.50
Original Approval: 7/27/2021, $845,774.50
Previous Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: Not to exceed $265,000.00, in accordance with supplemental match for construction services previously approved by the Forest Preserves of Cook County Board of Commissioners on 11/15/2022 in association with the grant (Board Item No. 22-0496).
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2023 $200,000.00, FY 2024 $65,000.00
Accounts: Professional Services 51030.520840; Grant and Mitigation 51010.521314 and 51010.521444
Contract Number(s): #74000009403 issued under Project #21-31-109
Concurrences: The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final amendment is subject to legal review and approval.
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
District(s): 4
Summary: The Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") is requesting authority to extend contract #74000009403 with Meru Corporation for construction services related to a grant-funded hydrologic restoration project at Powderhorn Lake. The proposed extension is required to complete the reconnection of the northern marsh of Powderhorn Lake to Wolf Lake and final soil grading. Construction itself is substantially...
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