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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Capital Planning and Policy, Facilities Management, Transportation and Highways
Vendor: The Gordian Group, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Professional Services
Original Contract Period: 5/1/2012 - 4/30/2015 with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 5/1/2016 - 4/30/2017
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $3,550,000.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 5/14/2012, $1,050,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 9/10/2014, $2,500,000.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 4/24/2015, 5/1/2015 - 4/30/2016
This Increase Requested: $3,500,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2016 $1,750,000.00, FY 2017 $1,750,000.00
Accounts: Capital Improvement Program - 580
Contract Number(s): 11-28-043
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The objective of the JOC program is to provide an alternate procurement method to enable the County to rapidly engage construction project simultaneously.
The request to increase in the amount of $3,500,000.00 is based on the available capacity of the JOC Contractors. The Gordian Group’s fee for the services provided is assessed as a percentage of the value of construction procured by the County through the JOC program. The increase requested through this amendment was calculated by the applying The Gordian Group’s percent fee against the total value of construction that is available to be purchased by the County through its JOC contracts. The County is under no obligation to expend the amount requested, and is only obligated to pay The Gordian Group’s fee when the construction work is procured through the JOC program. This amendment will allow the County to utilize these services on the new JOC contracts during their contract term.
This contract was awarded through a Request for Proposal (RFP) procedures in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. The Gordian Group, Inc. was awarded based on established evaluation criteria.
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