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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department(s): Transportation and Highways
Vendor: TranSystems Corporation, Schaumburg, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Design Engineering Services
Location: Various Locations Countywide
County Board District(s): 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, and 13-17
Original Contract Period: 7/26/2017 - 7/25/2020, with two (2), and one (1), year renewal options
Section: 17-8DESV-01-EG
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 7/26/2021-7/25/2022
Section: 17-8DESV-01-EG
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $3,500,000.00
Original Board Approval: 7/19/2017, $2,500,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): Board Approval Date: 06/18/2020, Increase Contract Value and Exercising one (1) year renewal option, $1,000,000.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $500,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2021 $250,00.00, FY 2022 $250,00.00
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax: 11300.1500.29150.560019 ($350,000.00); 11300.1500.29150.521536 ($150,000.00)
Contract Number(s): 1625-15166 C
IDOT Contract Number(s): N/A
Federal Project Number(s): N/A
Federal Job Number(s): N/A
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed Contract Amendment between the County and TranSystems Corporation, Schaumburg, Illinois. This amendment provides for the renewal of the second of two, one-year renewal options and an increase to the contract. This amendment provides for continual design effort for intersection and traffic signal, small roadway segments/roadway corridors, structures, and design of drainage/flooding solutions; completion of on-going plans, specifications and estimates; updating County standard details and specifications; identification and preparation of grant applications for project funding; and various project permitting. This Contract also provides assistance in preparing new documents including plans, specifications and estimates with supporting engineering analysis for various projects throughout Cook County. All services will be requested on an as-needed basis.
The contract was awarded through a publicly advertised competitive Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. TranSystems was awarded the contract based on established evaluation criteria.
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