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PROPOSED CONTRACT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department(s): Transportation and Highways
Vendor: County Material Partners - A Joint Venture, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract.
Good(s) or Service(s): Material Testing Services
Location: Countywide
Section: 23-8TEST-01-EG
Contract Value: $2,500,000.00
Contract period: 6/27/2024 - 6/26/2027 with two (2) one (1) year renewal options.
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2024 $416,667.00; FY 2025 $833,333.00; FY 2026 $833,333.00; FY 2027 $416,667.00
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax: 11300.1500.29150.521536
Contract Number(s): 2316-05040A
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 between Cook County and County Material Partners, A Joint Venture, Chicago, Illinois.
This contract provides for full time and part-time individuals who will work under the direction of the Department, Bureau of Construction including the roles of Materials Engineer, Soils Engineer, Material Technician(s), etc., responsible for QC/QA material testing, inspection coordination, documentation, training and investigation/forensics of existing conditions or failures in new materials. This work shall be performed in accordance with Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Manual of Test Procedure for Materials, Cook County Department of Transportation & Highways, and Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) requirements and any and all other specifications. The Consultant will scale its staff according to needs and function as an extension of and supplemental to the Bureau of Construction.
This contract is awarded pursuant to a publicly advertised Request for Qualification (RFQ) in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. County Material Partners, A Joint Venture was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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