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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Adult Probation Department, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Gateway Foundation, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Substance abuse treatment services for drug court participants
Original Contract Period: 6/1/2013 - 5/31/2016 with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 6/1/2016 - 5/31/2017
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $579,702.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 5/29/2013, $400,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 2/10/2016, $27,000.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 5/12/2014, $119,702.00; 2/11/2015, $30,000.00
This Increase Requested: $250,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2016 - $5,000.00, FY 2017 - $245,000.00 funded with probation fees collected from probationers
Accounts: 532-272
Contract Number(s): 13-88-12591
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via indirect participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer Concurs.
Summary: This proposed contract amendment exercises the first year renewal option available for contract No. 1388-12591 with Gateway Foundation, Inc., and increases the contract value by $250,000.00. The contract provides specialized treatment services ordered by the court for adult criminal offenders, who participate in the Circuit Court’s drug treatment court programs. Terms of service and pricing during the renewal period are unchanged from the original contract period. Services provided under the contract include assessment, detoxification, counseling, residential rehabilitation, Level I and Level II outpatient treatment, recovery home services, case management, toxicology and aftercare, as deemed appropriate, billed to Cook County at prescribed hourly rates. Gateway is part of a service network of many providers, encompassing all of Cook County, that assist offenders in their own communities
This contract was awarded through the Request for Proposal (RFP) process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Gateway Foundation, Inc. was awarded this contract based on established evaluation criteria.
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