The Chicago Park District awarded a contract to KLF Enterprises, Inc. for the supply and delivery of sand, gravel, stone, and related materials. The contract has an initial term of one year, with four one-year extension options. The contract value is not-to-exceed $100,000.00 for the initial term. The contractor is required to provide all equipment, fuel, labor, materials, transportation, trucks, vehicles, and any/all other services necessary to supply and deliver the materials to locations throughout the Chicago Park District. The contractor must also comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, executive orders, and regulations, and must provide products of the highest and best quality that are competitively priced and delivered in a timely manner.
• The contract requires the contractor to maintain an inventory sufficient to provide the materials specified within the number of calendar days offered in the bid.
• The contractor must perform, manage, and/or supervise at least 25% of the work of the contract with its own forces.
• The contract may not be subcontracted or assigned by the awardee, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Director of Purchasing of the CPD.
• The contractor must comply with the CPD's Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise program, which requires the contractor to award not less than 25% of the aggregate dollar value of all contracts to qualified minority-owned businesses and 5% to qualified women-owned businesses.