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AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION FM-P-0015-25
ISSUED TO GROOT INDUSTRIES, INC.
FOR REFUSE DISPOSAL, RECYCLING, AND ASBESTOS PICK-UP SERVICES,
FOR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
(EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF SERVICES TO INCLUDE
AN ADDITIONAL LOCATION FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
AND INCREASING THE TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE BY 2%)
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WHEREAS, on April 22, 2025, through Resolution FM-P-0015-25, the DuPage County Board approved a renewed contact for refuse disposal, recycling, and asbestos pick-up services (hereinafter the “CONTRACT”) between the County of DuPage (hereinafter the "COUNTY") and Groot Industries, Inc. (hereinafter “THE CONTRACTOR”); and
WHEREAS, the current cost of the CONTRACT, by and through the division of Facilities Management, is $125,045.78; and
WHEREAS, the current scope of the CONTRACT includes refuse disposal, recycling, and asbestos pick-up services provided to Animal Services, the Care Center, Facilities Management, and Health Department locations; and
WHEREAS, after consultation with CONTRACTOR, the COUNTY and CONTRACTOR seek: (i) to expand the scope of the CONTRACT by adding refuse disposal, recycling, and asbestos pick-up services at an additional location for the Health Department; and (ii) to apply a one-time price increase of 2%, resulting in a new total CONTRACT value of $126,843.06; and
WHEREAS, Facilities Management and the Public Works Committee recommend approving the expansion of the scope of the CONTRACT for a one-time price increase of 2% of the total CONTRACT value; and
WHEREAS, all other provisions of the CONTRACT not expressly changed in the AMENDMENT shall remain the same in their entirety.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the DuPage County Board adopts and approves this AMENDMENT to Resolution FM-P-0015-25, issued to Groot, Industries, Inc., expanding the scope of the CONTRACT to include refuse disposal, recycling, and asbestos pick-up services at an additional location for the Health Department and approving a one-time 2% price increase, resulting in a total AMENDED CONTRACT value of $126,843.06; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that one (1) original copy of this resolution be transmitted to Groot Industries, Inc., 3 Waterway Square Place, Suite 110, The Woodlands, TX 77380, by and through the Facilities Management division of Public Works.
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Enacted and approved this 22nd day of April, 2025 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK