Renewal 3 of 4, for Coal at Choate Mental Health and Murray Dev. Center

This is a renewal contract for the supply of coal to the Choate Mental Health and Murray Development Center facilities in Illinois. The contract is a 3-year renewal (12 months per renewal) of an existing master contract, procured through the Invitation for Bid (IFB) process. The contracting parties are the Illinois Department of Human Services and Eagle River Coal, LLC, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The contract has a total award amount of $1,082,000. The key deliverable is the supply of coal to the two state facilities over the 3-year renewal period. The contract was posted on June 3, 2020 with a due date of June 19, 2020.

The contract has a Business Enterprise Program (BEP) goal of 10%, though the vendor performed a "Good Faith Effort" instead. There was 1 responding bidder and the contract was awarded to 1 bidder. The contract is expected to provide an estimated financial return to the state over the life of the contract, as well as an estimated gross revenue to the vendor. The Department of Human Services is the sole funding agency for this contract. The incumbent vendor, Eagle River Coal, LLC, will continue to provide coal to the state facilities under this renewal contract.