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AUTHORITY TO EXTEND PREVIOUSLY GRANTED AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED UNDER SPECIFICATION NO. P-15000, SPECIFICATION NO. P-16015, AND SPECIFICATION NO. P-16008 TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH PRE-QUALIFIED VENDORS
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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 granting the General Superintendent and CEO or her designee the authority to extend the contract term for the pre-qualified contractors under Board Items Spec No. P-15000 for Rapid Response Construction Projects, under Spec No. P-16015 for Architectural and Engineering Services, and Spec. No. P-16008 for General Contracting (collectively referred to the "pre-qualified pools" or "pools") to December 31, 2023.
All aspects of the existing authority granted by the Board of Commissioners for the pre-qualified pools and the contract terms will remain in full effect until December 31, 2023 with the exception that:
* Spec. No. P-16008 for General Contracting will have a cap of $2,500,000 imposed immediately, where any contract award or expenditure in excess of the cap must be presented to the Board of Commissioners for approval before the project is awarded to a contractor.
The District will issue new Request for Qualifications (RFQs) to establish three new pools. The District will seek authorization from the Board of Commissioners to establish the new pre-qualified pools pursuant to the RFQs no later than December 31, 2023.
II. Award, Budget and Financial Information:
Contractors: Various contractors under the existing pools
Contract Period: One (1) extension option that will expire December 31, 2023.
Contract Amount: None. The Rapid Response, Architectural and Engineering Services and General Contractor Pools are not project-specific and are instead utilized to establish a pool of pre-qualified firms that can bid on specific projects in the future.
Scope of Services: As established under P-15000, P-16015 and P-1600...
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