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AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH NINE FIRMS FOR INCLUSION IN THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES PRE-QUALIFIED POOL
SPECIFICATION NO. P-16008
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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 9 firms for inclusion in the General Contractor Services pre-qualified pool. 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, each firm must execute a contract for inclusion in the pool, and no work may commence and no payment shall be made until a firm is awarded a project and an executed Notice-to-Proceed for the respective project is issued.
II. Award Information
Contractors: Nine (9) companies as listed on Exhibit A (attached and incorporated by this reference.)
Contract Type: Term Agreement
Contract Period: One (1) year initial term, with three (3) additional one (1) year extension options.
Contract Amount: Overall funding for the General Contractor Services program is based upon the annual Capital Program appropriation which is approved by the Board and is subject to any possible increase from funding that the Chicago Park District may receive from grant, TIF, or other sources. Annually, the General Contractor Services program accounts for about $14.6 million, or 21%, of the approximate $70 million capital budget.
Scope of Services: General Contractor Services in three (3) categories of service: New Construction/Renovation; Playground Construction; and Environmental Remediation.
Affirmative Action
Goals: The Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") is not project specific and is instead utilized to establish a pool of pre-qualified firms that can bid on specific projects in the future. Additionally, the RF...
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