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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Justice Advisory Council
Vendor: Zam’s Hope Community Center, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Justice Advisory Council to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): No Place to Stay Housing Provider Services
Original Contract Period: 12/1/2024 - 11/30/2025, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Renewal and Increase
Proposed Contract Period: 12/1/2025 - 11/30/2026
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $912,500.00
Original Approval (Board or Justice Advisory Council): Board, 10/24/2024, $912,500.00
Increase Requested: $912,500
Previous Board Increase(s): N/A
Previous Justice Advisory Council Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: N/A
Previous Justice Advisory Council Renewals: N/A
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Justice Advisory Council Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2026 $912,500
Accounts: 11100.1205.39004.580170
Contract Number(s): 1205-NPTS2025-08
Concurrences:
The OCPO Compliance Center of Excellence did not review this Contract for MWBE Compliance.
Summary: The JAC has retained providers for the No Place To Stay (NPTS) program, pursuant to RFQ No. 1205-RS241 Housing Services and Wraparound Supports, to make housing placements available to the supervising authorities of Cook County’s electronic monitoring programs to address acute housing needs of individuals ordered to pretrial electronic monitoring. Contracted organizations provide housing placements and some level of wraparound services. Providers also offer set periods of extended stay and aftercare for NPTS participants to help ensure continued access to support and services as individuals navigate the pretrial space, work to address underlying causes, such as housing, that may contribute to their engagement with the criminal legal system and ease reentry following periods of pretrial detention or homelessness. All payments under these contracts are reimbursements for placements that we actually utilize, i.e. no payments are made for vacancies. Zam's Hope will provide 25 placements at a rate of $200.00 per night. This item renews the contract for FY26 and increases the amount by $912,500 for a total of $1,825,000.
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