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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Sharon Grant, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Consultant
Original Contract Period: 6/1/2015 - 5/30/2016
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 5/31/2018 - 5/30/2019
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $362,072.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 5/20/2015, $123,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 6/28/2017, $128,536.00, 6/1/2017 - 5/31/2018
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 5/23/2016, $110,536.00, 5/31/2016 -5/30/2017
This Increase Requested: $110,536.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2018 $35,000 FY 2019 $75,536
Accounts: 1440.10155.520830
Contract Number(s): 1525-14579
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This professional service contract provides continued management and community relations services under the direction of the superintendent of the JTDC to assist minor residents. Consulting services include the continued development of linkage agreements with community service providers and local schools and colleges to expand the continuity of care, expand education opportunities and create new innovative programming for residents discharged from the facility.
Ms. Grant is an expert in the area of community and intergovernmental relations, with over 20 years of experience in networking and project management. Her unique skill set includes a specialization in juvenile justice that helps the JTDC create integrated services and programs for youth.
Over the past several years, Ms. Grant has been able to help develop fourteen (14) new programs to advance the JTDC's strategic goal of improving appropriate community access for residents at the JTDC. She has developed ...
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