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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Ready Made Staffing, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): In Person Foreign Language Interpreter Services
Original Contract Period: 11/1/2012 - 10/31/2015
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 11/1/2015 - 4/30/2016
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $485,362.50
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 10/2/2012, $337,362.50
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 12/22/2014, $148,000.00
This Increase Requested: $78,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2015: $40,000.00; FY 2016: $38,000.00
Accounts: 300-260
Contract Number(s): 12-45-178A
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: Ready Made Staffing, Inc. provides in person foreign language interpreter services primarily involving languages other than English, Spanish and Polish for persons participating in Circuit Court proceedings. Vendor services are requested when the Court’s in-house interpreter staff are not available or the requested languages are outside of staff expertise.
A contract extension of six (6) months and an increase of $78,000 are requested to allow time to complete the procurement bid process and award a new contract for these services.
Competitive bidding procedures were followed in accordance with the Procurement Code. Ready Made Staffing, Inc. was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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