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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Capital Planning and Policy
Vendor: Multiple vendors (see “Summary” below)
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Countywide Job Order Contract (JOC) Program
Original Contract Period: 2/1/2023 - 1/31/2026, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Increase
Proposed Contract Period: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $197,250,000.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 2/9/2023, $197,250,000.00
Increase Requested: $13,250,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: 1/31/2026, 2/1/2026 - 1/31/2028
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Contract Utilization: The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via: Direct participation.
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2026 $5,250,000.00; FY 2027 $6,550,000.00; FY 2028 $1,450,000.00
Accounts:
11569.1031.11190.560105.00000.00000
11569.1031.11190.560107.00000.00000
Capital Improvement Program
Contract Number(s): Various - See Below
Summary: This increase will fund the renewal periods for the Job Order Contracting (JOC) vendors listed below. JOC is a quantity-based procurement process that allows the facility users to complete a multitude of repair/maintenance/replacement and construction projects with a single, competitively bid contract. The JOC process generally involves first selecting a vendor pool of potential contractors through a competitive procurement process, and then identifying projects for such selected contractors.
Competitive bidding procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. The contractors listed in the table below are the most responsive and responsible bidders in each respective category.
Contract No. Vendors Pool Increase Amount
EC (Electrical Contractor)
2185-11191 EC 17 BMI Construction Joint Venture $3,500,000.00
2185-11191 EC 18 Stingray Electric $3,500,000.00
SW (Site Work)
2185-11191 SW 21 MQ Sewer & Water Contractors, Inc.
dba MQ Construction Company $1,800,000.00
2185-11191 SW 22 F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC $1,800,000.00
SBE EC (Electrical Contractor)
2185-11191 SBE EC 33 BMI Construction Joint Venture $1,750,000.00
SBE SW (Site Work)
2185-11191 SBE SW 36 MQ Sewer & Water Contractors, Inc.
dba MQ Construction Company $900,000.00
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