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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Forensic clinical and other clinical evaluation services for Circuit Court judges and court-involved agencies concerning court-involved youth
Contract Value: $6,382,951.00
Contract period: 3/1/2021 - 2/29/2024 3/1/2022 - 2/28/2025 with two (2), one year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY22 $2,102,022, FY23 $2,121,884, FY24 $2,159,045
Accounts: 11100.1326.520470 Services for Minors/Indigent
Contract Number(s): 1953-18033
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department seeks approval for a contract with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine to continue to operate and manage the Juvenile Clinic. Under the new contract, the Clinic will provide forensic clinical and other clinical evaluation services to assist the Circuit Court judges in legal decision-making and to assist court agencies in completing treatment plans for minor wards and their families involved in Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Division proceedings. This new contract also includes a mutual indemnification provision. Services will include:
(1) Forensic clinical assessment and evaluation reports for the Court concerning youth, parents and guardians in juvenile court cases.
(2) An array of consultation, coordination and referral services associated with or ancillary to such forensic services.
(3) Behavioral health and wellness diagnostic services to assist Court agencies in treatment planning or otherwise to help youth access care.
(4) Juvenile Court stakeholder training services.
Northwestern is recommended for the contr...
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