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PROPOSED CONTRACT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department(s): Transportation and Highways
Vendor: J.A. Watts, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract.
Good(s) or Service(s): Systemwide Pavement and Roadway Asset Management
Location: Countywide
Section: 22-SPRAM-00-AM
Contract Value: $8,000,000.00
Contract period: 3/1/2023 - 2/28/2026 with two (2), one (1), year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2023 $2,666,667.00; FY 2024 $2,666,667.00; FY2025 $2,666,666.00
Accounts: 11300.1500.29150.520830
Contract Number(s): 2115-10281
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed Contract between the County and J.A. Watts, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. This contract provides for systemwide pavement and roadway asset management. This task- order based contract is for various engineering tasks necessary for the implementation and updating various roadway related asset management system. The types of systems include pavement management, sign management, guardrail, light poles, roadway shoulder and other various roadside assets that are visible from a roadway automated vehicle-based system data collection. The Consultant will be working closely with the Department in coordinating activities and products with other consultants under contract with the County. The services will be requested as a work order is on an as-needed basis.
This contract is awarded pursuant to a publicly advertised Request for Qualifications (RFQ) in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. J.A. Watts, Inc. was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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