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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Capital Planning and Policy
Vendor: The Bowa Group, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Construction Services
Original Contract Period: 4/25/2016-4/24/2017
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 4/25/2018-4/24/2019
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $913,469.05
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 4/13/2016 $854,888.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 3/19/2018, 4/25/2017-4/24/2018, $58,581.05
This Increase Requested: $2,145.97
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2018 $2,145.97
Accounts: Capital Improvement Program - 580
Contract Number(s): 1555-14935
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority-and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This proposed extension and increase will allow the continuation and final completion of construction services for children’s advocacy rooms at the Criminal Courts Administration Building and Rolling Meadows Courthouse.
These rooms are to provide a safe, nurturing environment free from the stressful, emotionally-charged atmosphere of a courtroom for children whose parents are conducting court business. These rooms seek to ensure every child is recognized as an individual whose gender, abilities, personal privacy, choice of activities, and cultural, ethnic and religious background are treated with dignity and respect.
This contract was awarded through the competitive bidding process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. The Bowa Group, Inc., was the lowest, responsive, and responsible bidder.
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