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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: National Safety Council, Itasca, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Administer the Circuit Court’s Traffic Safety School Program
Contract Value: $0.00
Contract period: 6/9/2016 - 6/8/2021
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: No cost contract; contract provides net cost reimbursements to Cook County, estimated $500,000.00 each of five years, or $2,500,000.00
Accounts: 310-819 for credits
Contract Number(s): RFP # 1490-13846
Concurrences:
The M/WBE participation goal for this contract was set at 0%.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: A contract with National Safety Council is requested pursuant to a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an independent, qualified organization to manage the Circuit Court of Cook County's Traffic Safety School Program. This program was established by the court in the 1980s, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 529(c) and is managed in accordance with the Traffic Safety Program Standards, adopted by the Conference of Chief Circuit Judges. The program includes various course offerings available on-line and in-classroom. The program serves approximately 50,000 drivers per year.
The costs of the program are funded entirely by fees paid by defendants charged with traffic violations in Cook County who receive Traffic Safety Program instruction as a sentencing option. Cook County receives a portion of those fees to offset its program costs, estimated at $500,000.00 each year.
RFP procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. The National Safety Council was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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