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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Bureau of Human Resources
Vendor: Jackson Lewis, P.C. Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Legal Consultation and Representation
Original Contract Period: 6/18/2014 - 5/15/2015
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 5/16/2015- 5/15/2016
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $453,705.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 6/18/2014; $453,705.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $350,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2015 $350,000.00
Accounts: 490-261
Contract Number(s): 1441-13769
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Bureau of Human Resources seeks to extend the contract for legal services provided by Jackson Lewis, P.C. The attorneys have been an integral part of the collective bargaining negotiations since 2012, and the County is near the completion of negotiating collective bargaining agreements. The extension of this contract would provide the continuation of services necessary to conclude labor negotiations.
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