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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
 
Department(s): Transportation and Highways
 
Vendor:  Baxter & Woodman, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
 
Request:  Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and  increase contract   
 
Good(s) or Service(s):  Engineering Services related to Building and Zoning Permits 
 
Location: Countywide 
 
County Board District(s): 1 -17
 
Original Contract Period:  7/1/2014 - 6/30/2016, with three (3) one (1) year renewal options   
 
Section: Section number or N/A
 
Proposed Contract Period Extension:  7/1/2017 - 6/30/2018
 
Section  N/A 
 
Total Current Contract Amount Authority:  $375,000.00 
 
Original Board Approval:  6/18/2014, $375,000.00 
 
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s):  N/A 
 
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 5/2/2016, 7/1/2016 - 6/30/2017   
 
This Increase Requested:  $300,000.00   
 
Potential Fiscal Impact:  FY 2017 $100,000.00, FY 2018 $200,000.00 
 
Accounts:  500-260 
 
Contract Number(s):  1323-13116
 
IDOT Contract Number(s): N/A
 
Federal Project Number(s): N/A 
 
Federal Job Number(s): N/A
 
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
 
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
 
Summary: This increase and second of three (3) one (1) year renewal options will allow the department of Transportation and Highways to continue to receive engineering consulting services. This contract is for the technical review, tracking, processing and other engineering services related to Building & Zoning permits at various locations throughout Cook County.  
 
This contract was awarded through the Request for Qualifications procedures in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Baxter & woodman, Inc. was selected based on the established evaluation criteria.  
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