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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Capital Planning and Policy
Vendor: Lerch Bates, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Elevator and Vertical Transportation Audit and Consulting, Design Services, and Contract Administration Services for Board-Approved Capital Improvement Projects
Original Contract Period: 10/1/2023 - 9/30/2024, with five (5), one-year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Renewal
Proposed Contract Period: Renewal period 10/1/2026 - 9/30/2027
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,500,000.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 10/19/2023, $1,500,000.00
Increase Requested: N/A
Previous Board Increase(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: 10/1/2024, 10/1/2024 - 9/30/2025; 10/1/2025, 10/1/2025 - 9/30/2026
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Contract Utilization: The contract-specific goal set on this contract is zero.
Potential Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: 11569.1031.11190.560105.00000.00000
11569.1031.11190.560107.00000.00000
Capital Improvement Program
Contract Number(s): 2311-05100
Summary: This time-only extension will allow the Department of Capital Planning and Policy to continue receiving consultant services for elevator, escalator, and other vertical transportation-related capital improvement projects that are currently in progress.
This Contract is awarded as a Comparable Government Procurement pursuant to Section 31-140 of the Cook County Procurement Code. Lerch Bates, Inc. was previously awarded a contract through an Invitation for Bid (IFB) process through The State of California Department of General Services - Procurement Division. Cook County wishes to leverage this procurement effort.
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