Meeting Name: Finance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/23/2023 9:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Sagawau Environmental Learning Center 12545 West 111th Street, Lemont, IL
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23-0368 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 04/25/2023approvePass Action details Not available
23-0351 1  Recommendation of the Finance Subcommittee (Litigation)RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE (LITIGATION) Finance Subcommittee Meeting on Litigation -5/23/2023 The Finance Subcommittee on Litigation met on the above listed date and recommends the following for approval: Proposed Settlements Approved Fiscal Year 2023 to Present: $55,000.00 Proposed Settlements to Be Approved: $0.00 Legal Fees Approved Fiscal Year 2023 to Present: $412,594.50 Legal Fees for 5/23/2023 to Be Approved: $81,671.90approvePass Action details Not available
23-0271 1 AmeriGas PropaneBid RecommendationPROPOSED BID RECOMMENDATION Department: Department of Facilities and Fleet Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into and execute a contract for supply and delivery of liquid propane. Reason: Contract #74000012158 issued under Project #22-53-008455R. The proposed contract is to supply and deliver liquid propane to the Forest Preserves of Cook County for facilities and vehicle use, for a period of three (3) years. Propane is domestically produced. Propane has low carbon and low oil contamination which may result in a longer engine life and produce lower amounts of harmful greenhouse gas emissions. The project was originally solicited on 12/9/2022 which received no response and rebidded on 12/29/2022 with the same results. The project was rebid a third time on 2/10/2023 which provided one (1) respondent. Bid Opening Date: 3/2/2023 Bid Results: Firm Bid Amount 1. AmeriGas Propane $876,390.00 Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2023 $191,420.00, FY 2024 $290,463.00, FY 2025 $295,464.00,approvePass Action details Not available
23-0338 1  Bid RecommendationPROPOSED BID RECOMMENDATION Department: Department of Planning and Development Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County to enter into a construction contract with Fabex Technologies, primary place of business Chicago, Illinois, for improvements at the Central Garage located near Maywood. Reason: Contract #74000012315 issued under Project #23-80-04 Construction of Stair Enclosures at Central Garage. The work addresses the need to isolate the basement levels of the building from the remainder of the facility. The work includes, but is not limited to, carpentry and electrical work, and other related items as specified in the plans and specifications. Bid Opening Date: 4/28/2023 Bid Results: Firm Bid Amount 1. Fabex Technologies $158,426.50 2. Berglund Construction Company $249,500.00 Estimated Fiscal Impact: $158,426.50 Contract Period: Two hundred seventy (270) days from the issuance of the notice to proceed. Account Name/Number: Property Maintenance & Operations 51009.560105, 51028.560105, 51030.5approvePass Action details Not available
23-0349 1  Bid RecommendationPROPOSED 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. $2,70approvePass Action details Not available
23-0350 1  Bid RecommendationPROPOSED 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 Pan-Oceanic Engineering, Inc., primary place of business Chicago, Illinois. Reason: Contract #74000012317 issued under Project #23-80-06R, Solicitation #23-80-008905R for Trail Safety Improvements North Branch & Salt Creek paved trail systems includes, but is not limited to, drop gates and bollard removal, replacement or repair, trail striping and sign installation along the North Branch and Salt Creek paved bike trail systems. Bid Opening Date: 3/23/2023 Bid Results: Firm Bid Amount 1. Pan-Oceanic Engineering $465,011.94 2. Everlast Blacktop, Inc. $526,154.80* 3. Meru Corp. $575,950.40 *The cost proposal submitted of $572,620.80 was discovered to have a clerical error and corrected to read $526,154.80. Estimated Fiscal Impact: $465,011.94 Contract Period: One hundred and twenty approvePass Action details Not available
23-0343 1  ReportREPORT Department: Department of Finance and Administration Request: Receive and File Report Title: Corporate Fund Analysis of Revenue and Expenditures Report Period: 1/1/2023 - 3/31/2023 Summary: Detailed Fund Analysis of Revenue and Expenditures for March 2023.receive and filedPass Action details Not available