CHANGE ORDER NOTICE: AGR-ISF-Amendment-Gate Parking and Admission Services

The Illinois Chief Procurement Office for General Services is issuing a change order notice to Amendment Contract 21-406AGR-FRHRS-P-28062 with the Department of Agriculture for gate parking and admission services at the Illinois State Fair, with the notice posted July 23, 2026 and due for acknowledgment or objection by August 10, 2026.

This is a post-award modification to an existing vendor contract under which personnel sell and scan tickets and control traffic ingress and egress during fair operations. The amendment adds a provision for the Department to supply vendor staff with daily parking and admission credentials at no cost to the vendor — a material change that shifts credential acquisition costs to the Department rather than the vendor.

Expected credentials to be provided include 11 seasonal unrestricted parking passes, 16 seasonal Gate 4/Lot 10 parking passes, 27 seasonal admission booklets, 26 daily parking passes per day, and 26 daily admission passes per day, with final quantities subject to Department discretion and approval. The total estimated cost of providing these credentials over the five-year contract term is $52,000, which the Department absorbs directly. The change order exceeds the $25,000 threshold requiring posting on the Bulletin/BidBuy for 14 days. The Department has determined the modification is germane to the original contract as signed, as it facilitates the vendor's ability to execute contracted services by ensuring adequate parking availability and proper credentials for vendor personnel operating within the fair grounds.