Towing Services Sub North - Primary

The State of Illinois, acting through the Central Management Services Division of Vehicles, awarded a blanket competitive sealed bidding contract to AM Towing Services Inc., headquartered in Bedford Park, Illinois, for primary towing services in the Sub North region, covering Will County and Southern Cook County. The contract (27-416CMS-BOSS4-P-99273) was executed on September 15, 2026, with a performance period of four years through September 14, 2030. The estimated total contract value is $50,000. The vendor must provide on-call towing services on a 24-hour, 365-days-per-year basis for approximately 12,000 state vehicles, including automobiles, sport utility vehicles, light-duty trucks, and electric vehicles, with a mandatory one-hour response time to service requests.

The contract establishes tiered pricing for tow charges differentiated by vehicle duty classification and towing methodology, with annual escalation provisions across the four-contract years. Light-duty towing (under 10,000 gross vehicle weight rating) base charges range from $145 to $175 per tow, while flat-bed light-duty services range from $160 to $190. Medium-duty towing (10,000 to 24,000 gross vehicle weight rating) base charges escalate from $190 to $230, with flat-bed services ranging from $200 to $270. Additional line-item pricing includes labor rates at $145 to $175 per hour, travel rates of $6 to $11 per mile, and loaded travel rates of $7 to $12 per mile, all with year-over-year increases. The contractor must invoice within 15 calendar days of service completion and is prohibited from subcontracting.