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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Adult Probation Department, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Accu-Lab Medical Testing, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Drug testing services
Original Contract Period: 12/4/2012 - 12/3/2015 with two (2) one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 12/4/2015 - 12/3/2016
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,181,092.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 12/4/2012, $1,031,723.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 8/6/2014, $9,369.00; 6/15/2015, $140,000.00.
This Increase Requested: $445,703.80
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY2016: $405,703.80; FY2017: $40,000.00 (Paid with probation fees collected from probationers)
Accounts: 532-278
Contract Number(s): 12-45-238A
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This proposed amendment exercises the first year renewal option available in Cook County contract No. 12-45-238A with Accu-Lab Medical Testing, Inc., of Chicago, Illinois, to provide laboratory drug testing services for individuals on probation and pretrial status who are under the supervision of the Adult Probation Department. The tests primarily involve urine drops, which are observed and collected for testing by probation officers. In FY2015, Accu Lab performed 49,202 drug tests.
The contract was awarded through the competitive bidding process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Accu-Lab Medical Testing, Inc. was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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