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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Ready Made Staffing, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): In-Person Foreign Language Interpretation
Contract Value: $280,070.00
Contract period: 5/1/2019 - 4/30/2021, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY2019 $81,687.00, FY2020 $140,035.00, FY2021 $58,348.00
Accounts: 11100.1310.15190.520830, Professional services
Contract Number(s): 1853-17717
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation and full WBE waiver.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This contract provides for in-person foreign language interpreter services primarily involving languages other than Spanish and Polish for persons participating in Circuit Court of Cook County proceedings. Contract services are requested whenever the court’s in-house interpreter staff is not available or the requested languages are outside of the staff expertise.
This contract is awarded through a publically advertised Invitation for Bids (IFB) in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Ready Made Staffing was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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