TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF OCTOBER 16, 2025
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
Mr. John P. Murray, Acting Executive Director
Title
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 25-922-21, Specialized Railroad Car Rehabilitation in the Stickney Service Area, estimated cost between $1,710,000.00 and $2,070,000.00
Body
Dear Sir:
On June 26, 2025, the Board of Commissioners authorized the Director of Procurement and Materials Management to advertise for bids Contract 25-922-21, Specialized Railroad Car Rehabilitation in the Stickney Service Area.
In response to a public advertisement of September 3, 2025, a bid opening was held on September 23, 2025. The bid tabulation for this contract is:
JK-CO LLC *$795,645.00
*corrected total
The sole bid submitted by JK-CO, LLC is approximately 53.5% below the engineer’s estimated range. During the review of the bid by the Maintenance and Operations Department, it was determined that the proposal and specifications did not reflect the actual scope of work required. Therefore, the Maintenance and Operations Department recommends rejecting the sole bid. The Director of Procurement and Materials Management concurs and has rejected the bid from JK-CO, LLC based on the above information and in the public’s best interest. JK-CO, LLC has been notified of this action.
The Maintenance and Operations Department will re-evaluate the project scope and revise the contract document, and re-advertise this contract.
Requested, Pinakin V. Desai, Acting Director of Maintenance and Operations
Respectfully Submitted, Darlene A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management, DAL:SEB:gv