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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Capital Planning and Policy
Vendor: The Gordian Group, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Professional Services
Original Contract Period: 8/1/2020 - 11/30/2022, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Renewal
Proposed Contract Period: Renewal period 12/1/2023 - 11/30/2024
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $4,192,000.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 7/30/2020, $4,192,000.00
Increase Requested: N/A
Previous Board Increase(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: 12/20/2022, 12/1/2022 - 11/30/2023
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: 11569.1031.11190.560105/7.00000.00000 (Capital Improvement Program)
Contract Number(s): 1755-16175
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This renewal will allow The Gordian Group, as Administrator, to provide management services for the Job Order Contracting (JOC) Program. The JOC program provides an alternate procurement method that enables the County to rapidly engage multiple capital construction projects simultaneously. The JOC Program consists of the JOC administrator and JOC Construction Contractors.
The Gordian Group’s fee for the services provided is assessed as a percentage of the value of construction procured by the County through the JOC program. The County is under no obligation to expend any monies under this contract and is only obligated to pay The Gordian Group’s fee when construction work is procured through the JOC program.
This contract was awarded through a publicly advertised Request for Proposals process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. The Gordian Group, Inc. was awarded the contract based on established evaluation criteria.
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