CHANGE ORDER - NURSERY LABOR (cost increase and time extension)

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is issuing a change order to extend an existing contract with SWEAT LLC for nursery labor services. The original contract, procured through an Invitation for Bid (IFB) process, was set to expire on September 2, 2018, in the middle of the harvest season. To allow for the completion of the required services and provide time to re-procure the services, the Department is extending the contract by four months, from September 2, 2018 to December 31, 2018. This change order will increase the contract value by $136,000 to cover the additional four months of nursery labor services needed to finish the harvest work.

The original procurement was conducted through an IFB process, and the circumstances requiring the change order were unforeseeable at the time the contract was executed. The changes are deemed germane to the original contract and in the best interest of the State. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond, and the existing contract is with the incumbent vendor, SWEAT LLC. The original contract value is not provided, but the change order will increase the total value by $136,000.