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After a competitively bid Request for
Proposal process, CMS chose Maximus, a firm with over 25 years
experience in fleet reviews, including extensive experience relating
to large government fleets and private sector fleets. Maximus was
awarded the highest technical points and provided the lowest cost
proposal. Maximus' compensation is directly tied to the achievement
of the state's savings goals.
"Since the governor directed CMS last
year to overhaul our state fleet we have reduced it by 1,710
vehicles, saving an estimated $3.5 million," said CMS Director
Michael Rumman. "This reduction in fleet has had no impact on state
operations or in our delivery of services. We are confident that
further reductions are expected as a result of this study and our
partnership with Maximus."
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Maximus will assist the state in
determining the most cost-effective methods to provide necessary
transportation to state employees as tools for performance of their
jobs. The analysis, which is expected to take approximately five
months, will include a review of individual agency fleets and the
state fleet as a whole. It will determine the most cost-effective
alternatives between owning vehicles or reimbursing employees for
the use of their own vehicles when practical.
As a result
of this initiative, the state also expects to see a transformation
of the state's fleet management organizational structure and funding
model, in addition to a higher degree of accountability through
implementation of best practices and benchmarking for vehicle policy
development.
[Illinois
Department of Central Management Services
news release]
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