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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Capital Planning and Policy
Vendor: The Gordian Group, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Professional Services
Original Contract Period: 8/1/2020 - 11/30/2022, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Extension and Increase
Proposed Contract Period: Extension period 12/1/2025 - 11/30/2027
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $4,341,900.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 7/30/2020, $4,192,000.00
Increase Requested: $4,000,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s): 11/21/2024, $149,900.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: 9/21/2023, 12/1/2023 - 11/30/2024
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: 12/20/2022, 12/1/2022 - 11/30/2023
Previous Board Extension(s): 11/21/2024, 12/1/2024 - 11/30/2025
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Contract Utilization: The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via: direct participation.
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2026 $2,000,000.00, FY 2027 $2,000,000.00
Accounts:
11569.1031.11190.560105.00000.00000/11569.1031.11190.560107.00000.00000 (Capital Improvement Program)
Contract Number(s): 1755-16175
Summary: This extension and increase will allow The Gordian Group, as Administrator, to continue providing management services for the Job Order Contracting (JOC) Program. The JOC program provides an alternate procurement method that enables the County to rapidly engage multiple capital construction projects simultaneously. The JOC Program consists of the JOC administrator and JOC Construction Contractors.
This contract was awarded through a publicly advertised Request for Proposals process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. The Gordian Group, Inc. was awarded the contract based on established evaluation criteria.
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