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PROPOSED PAYMENT APPROVAL
Department(s): Cook County Medical Examiner
Action: To request payment approval for post-mortem testing while a contract is being procured.
Payee: RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Good(s) or Service(s): Post-mortem testing services.
Fiscal Impact: $28,918.25
Accounts: 11100.1259.15430.521235
Contract Number(s): N/A
Summary: This payment approval is for post-mortem testing services. The Medical Examiner was having difficulty securing a laboratory that will bid on a post-mortem testing contract. This contract was solicited three times through the bidding process changing specifications each time in order to attract bidders with no success. The Medical Examiner has now secured interest with RUSH University Medical Center who is currently providing this service.
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