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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department
Vendor: Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness, Inc. Olympia Fields, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Reporting center services for court involved youth
Original Contract Period: 12/1/2021 - 11/30/2024, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Renewal and Increase
Proposed Contract Period: Renewal period, 12/1/2024 - 11/30/2025
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $7,822,537.54
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 10/7/2021, $7,822,537.54
Increase Requested: $2,667,502.00
Previous Board Increase(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: N/A
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2025 $2,667,502.00
Accounts: 11100.1326.15295.521314.00000.00000
Contract Number(s): 1953-18001A
Concurrences:
The Contract Specific goal set on this contract is Zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Office of the Chief Judge, Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department seeks to renew for one-year and increase a contract with three reporting center sites operated by Aunt Martha's for court-involved youth as an alternative to being detained in the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center while their cases are pending in court, to reduce violations of probation or supervision and to help ensure that youth will attend court dates arrest-free. Reporting center facilities for court-involved youth are located throughout Cook County. Direct services are provided seven (7) days a week with morning/day sessions and afternoon/evening sessions, Monday through Friday and morning/day sessions, Saturday and Sunday. Aunt Martha’s Region 3 community-based site is located in the southwest suburb of Palos Heights serving youth from the Bridgeview Courthouse. Aunt Martha’s Youth Services Region 4 community-based site is located in the south suburb of Park Forest serving youth from the Markham Courthouse. These facilities offer a clean, healthy and safe environment; programming provides a wide range of interactive and preventive services to meet and address the current needs of youth through specialized curriculum to all court involved youth.
This contract was awarded through Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Aunt Martha’s was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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