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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Capital Planning and Policy
Vendor: RADA Architects Ltd, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Professional Architectural and Design Services
Original Contract Period: 6/1/2014 - 12/31/2015
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 1/1/2016 - 2/1/2017
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $158,800.67
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 5/21/2014, $158,800.67
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $108,806.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2015 $108,806.00
Accounts: 1618
Contract Number(s): 1418-13262
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: During the initial stages of the design process, it was identified that the level and scope of the renovation would need to increase due to an increase in the quantity of staff for the Public Defender’s office. The Public Defender’s Office previously occupied floors 7 & 8 with 218 FTE. This project will expand their operations on the 9th floor to accommodate a total of 276 FTEs. As a result there was a subsequent impact on building’s systems and necessitated the relocation and rework of the M.E.P. systems and resulted in notable impacts to project’s scope and budget. This increased the level of effort for the design team. Additionally, the architect has been tasked with providing a standard template and performance specifications for all furniture and finishes for the CCAB/ George Leighton Building, these templates and specifications will be utilized for future.
This contract was awarded through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. RADA Architects Ltd was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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