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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: CareerBuilder Government Solutions, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Staffing and recruiting services.
Contract Value: $414,000.00
Contract period: 8/1/2015 - 7/31/2016
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2015 $172,500.00; FY 2016 $241,500.00
Accounts: 440-260
Contract Number(s): None
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) requests authorization to enter into a new contract with CareerBuilder Government Solutions, LLC (CareerBuilder) for staffing and recruiting services, replacing the existing contract for similar services with the Office of the Transitional Administrator (OTA). CareerBuilder has been working with the OTA for the past seven years. Execution of the proposed contract is a stated condition of the Federal court order transferring administrative control of the JTDC from the Transitional Administrator to the Chief Judge, effective 5/20/2015.
CareerBuilder will continue to dedicate two full time recruiters to manage the JTDC’s employee hiring and recruiting process. Services will include advertising open positions on various websites, sourcing, validating and processing resumes; managing the flow of applicants through the recruiting process; scheduling candidate interviews and required pre-employment testing; and verifying professional credentials and references. Over the past seven years, CareerBuilder has processed thousands of job applications and has helped the JTDC hire hundreds of employees.
JTDC is requesting the County to indemnify CareerBuilder for actions arising out of its contractual responsibilities. This is a Sole Source Procurement pursuant to Section 34-139 of the Cook County Procurement Code.
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