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CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Cook County Public Defender’s Office
Vendor: Safer Foundation, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Bond Court Backlog Specialists
Original Contract Period: 1/1/2019 - 12/31/2021, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Extend and Increase
Proposed Contract Period: Extension period 1/1/2024-6/30/2024
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $2,305,667.20
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board of Commissioners 12/12/2018, $1,345,489.60
Increase Requested: $243,588.80
Previous Board Increase(s): 12/16/2021 Board meeting, item no. 22-0007, 1st renewal & increase, 1/1/2022-12/31/2022, $473,000.00, 12/15/2022 Board meeting, item no. 23-0270, 2nd renewal & increase, 1/1/2023-12/31/2023, $487,177.60
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: 12/16/2021, 1/1/2022-12/31/2022 and 12/15/2022, 1/1/2023-12/31/2023
Previous Chief Procurement Office Renewals: N/A
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2024 $243,588.80
Accounts: 11100.1260.10155.521313
Contract Number(s): 1823-17607
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via full MWBE waiver.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
The Chief Information Officer has reviewed this item and concurs with this recommendation.
Summary: The Public Defender’s Office is requesting authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase a contract with the Safer Foundation to provide bond court backlog specialists for six (6) months during which time this service is going to be publicly and competitively solicited.
This contract was awarded through a publicly advertised competitive bidding process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Safer Foundation was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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