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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Capital Planning & Policy
Vendor: Various vendors (see "Summary" below)
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase contracts
Good(s) or Service(s): Countywide Job Order Contract (JOC) Program
Original Contract Period: 3/20/2013 - 3/19/2015
Proposed Contract Period Extension: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $48,000,000.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 3/20/2013, $24,000,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 9/10/2014, $24,000,000.00 (technical amendment to revise 3/20/2013 figures to accurately reflect Board authority)
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 4/9/2015, 3/20/2015-3/19/2016
This Increase Requested: $11,163,464.62
Potential Fiscal Impact: $11,163,464.62
Accounts: 20000 - County Physical Plant and Various Department Accounts
Contract Number(s): Various vendors (see "Summary" below)
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: Amend the authorized amount for the below contracts awarded for the Countywide Job Order Contract (JOC) Program. JOC is a quantity based procurement process that allows facility owners to complete a multitude of repair/maintenance and construction project with a single, competitively bid contract. The JOC process involved first selecting a vendor pool of potential contractors through a competitive procurement process, and identifying projects for such selected vendors. The contractors were found to be the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder through a competitive bid process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code.
The County is under no obligation to expend the amount requested, and is only obligated to pay JOC contractors when the construction work is procured through the JOC program. The amendmen...
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