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PROPOSED CONTRACT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: JP Simons & Company, Glendale Heights, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Telecommunication Materials
Contract Value: $6,823,168.12
Contract period: 11/1/2023 - 10/31/2028, with two (2) one-year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2023 $112,500, FY 2024 $1,364,634, FY 2025 $1,364,634. FY 2026 $1,364,634, FY 2027 $1,364,634, FY 2028 $1,252,134
Accounts: 11100.1499.15050.520155 and various CIP funded projects
Contract Number(s): 2310-01121
Concurrence(s):
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation. Prime Vendor is an WBE.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
TECHNOLOGY: N/A
Summary: This contract is for telecommunications materials and tools such as wiring, conduit, and patch panels. The proposed agreement replaces an existing competitively bid contract for the same goods. Telecommunications Materials in this contract are primarily used in the construction and renovation of building space, as well as for the installation and repair of telecom services. This contract totals 100% WBE/MBE, JP Simons, WBE, 75%; Mercombe Inc., 25%, MBE.
Competitive bidding procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. JP Simmons was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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