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AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS
FOR SUMMER DAY CAMP BUS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PRE-QUALIFIED POOL
SPECIFICATION NO. P-17009
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To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Park District:
I. Recommendation
It is recommended that an order be entered authorizing the General Superintendent and CEO or his designee to enter into individual contracts with five (5) pre-qualified firms for Summer Day Camp Bus Transportation Services. The pre-qualified firms were selected pursuant to a publicly advertised Request for Qualifications. No minimum amount of work is required or guaranteed to the firms in the pre-qualified pool. Finally, no work may commence and no payment shall be made to the contractors prior to the execution of a written agreement.
II. Award Information
Contractors: Five (5) companies as listed on Exhibit A (attached and incorporated by this reference.)
Contract Type: Term Agreement
Contract Period: One (1) year initial term with four (4) additional one (1) year extension options.
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $550,000.00 annually. Funding for extension years shall be based upon annual appropriations.
Scope of Services: The CPD regularly requires bus transportation services for the transportation of participants and staff in CPD programs. Buses are needed during the summer to transport kids and staff in the CPD's summer day camp program on field trips. Firms were asked to submit their qualifications for possible inclusion in the Summer Day Camp Bus Transportation pre-qualified pool.
Affirmative Action
Goals: The RFQ included a Compliance Affidavit which for inclusion in this pre-qualified pool, required the firms to commit to: (i) meeting the 25% MBE and 5% WBE goals during the duration of this pre-qualified pool; and (ii) submitting the schedules with their pool project bids.
At the time a project is bid to the pre-qualified pool, only then will that bid include the schedules where the firms will ...
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