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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Various Cook County Bureaus, Agencies, Office of the Elected Officials
Vendor: Various Law Firms:
Brothers & Thompson, Chicago, IL
Franczek P.C. , Chicago, IL
Frank M. Pawlak, P.C. Romeoville, IL
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago, IL
Pugh, Jones, Johnson, P.C., Chicago, IL
Robbins Schwartz, Chicago, IL
Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP, Chicago, IL
Schuyler, Roche & Crisham, P.C. Chicago, IL
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Labor and Employment Consultation and/or Representation Services (Non-Target Market) for six (6) categories of legal services:
Category I - Union Contract Negotiations,
Category II - Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Interpretation and Implementation
Category III - Labor Relations Board Matters
Category IV - Employment Law
Category V - Employment Benefits and Pension
Category VI - Employment of Foreign Nationals
Contract Value: Program: $ 2,600,000
Contract period: All Contracts: 12/1/2019-11/30/2021, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: N/A
Accounts: Various - Countywide
Contract Number(s):
1944-17731A Brothers & Thompson
1944-17731B Pugh, Jones, Johnson, P.C.
1944-17731C Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP
1944-17731D Franczek P.C.
1944-17731E Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
1944-17731F Robbins Schwartz
1944-17731G Schuyler, Roche & Crisham, P.C.
1944-17731H Frank M. Pawlak, P.C.
Concurrences:
The following vendors have met the Minority-and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation: Brothers & Thompson, Pugh, Jones, Johnson, P.C. and Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP.
The following vendors have met the Minority-and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via full MWBE waiver: Franczek P.C., Frank M. Pawlak, P.C., Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP., Robbins Schwartz and Schuyler, Roche & Crisham, P.C.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The selected firms may provide legal consultation and representation services for various County bureaus, agencies, and Offices of the elected officials.
These contracts are awarded through Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code.
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