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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Center for Divorce Education, Athens, Ohio
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Online Parenting Education
Original Contract Period: 11/1/2012 - 10/31/2015
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 11/1/2015 - 10/31/2016
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $0 no cost contract to Cook County
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 11/1/2012, $0, no cost contract
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $0
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2015: $0 cost, $1,100 estimated revenue to Cook County, FY 2016: $0 cost, $11,500 estimated revenue to Cook County
Accounts: N/A
Contract Number(s): 12-23-288
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Center for Divorce Education (CDE) operates an online parenting education program for litigants appearing in the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Domestic Relations Division, pursuant to section 404.1 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and Illinois Supreme Court Rule 924. CDE was awarded a three-year contract to operate the “Children In Between Online” program by Cook County in 2012. The Court requests to execute the first of two (2) one-year renewal options available in the contract.
There is no cost to Cook County for providing these services. The costs of classes are paid by the litigants at a rate of $39.95 per class, unless the fee is waived pursuant to a court order. Cook County receives ten percent of fee collections as a reimbursement for program costs, estimated at $12,600 per year.
Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. CDE was recommended based on established evaluation criteria.
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