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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department(s): Transportation and Highways
Vendor: TranSystems Corporation, Schaumburg, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Fracture Critical Members Bridge Inspection & Routine Biennial Bridge Inspection
Location: Various Locations in the Villages of Alsip, Crestwood, Forest View, Glenview, Oak Lawn, Riverside, Robbins and Wheeling, Cities of Blue Island and Palos Heights, Unincorporated Palos and Worth Township
County Board District(s): 5, 6, 11, 14, 16, 17
Original Contract Period: 9/5/2012 - 9/4/2014, with one (1) two (2) year renewal option
Section: 12-8BIST-10-ES 12-6BIST-10-ES
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 9/5/2014 - 9/4/2016
Section: 12-6BIST-10-ES
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $149,473.18
Original Board Approval: N/A
Previous Board Increase(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): 1/24/2013, $77,773.69
This Increase Requested: $75,618.88
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2014 $75,618.88
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund (600-585 Account)
Contract Number(s): 12-88-244
IDOT Contract Number(s): N/A
Federal Project Number(s): N/A
Federal Job Number(s): N/A
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary:
This contract consists of providing professional engineering services to complete Fracture Critical Members Bridge Inspections and Routine Biennial Bridge Inspections on various roads in Cook County. The extension of this contract will enable the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways to continue required structure inspections to ensure compliance with National Bridge Inspection Standards.
Request for Qualification (RFQ) procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. The original contract, in the amount of $71,699.49, was executed by the Chief Procurement Officer on 9/5/2012.
It is therefore respectfully recommended that Contract No. 12-88-244 between Cook County and TranSystems Corporation, of Schaumburg, Illinois, be renewed for one (1) additional two (2) year period in the amount of $75,618.88.
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