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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Consulting and Technical Assistance Service for Access to Community Treatment (ACT) Court Program.
Original Contract Period: 10/1/2013 - 6/30/2014
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 7/1/2016 - 6/30/2017
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $242,509.37
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 12/23/2013, $20,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 7/1/2015: $94,009.37, 7/1/2015-6/30/2016.
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 2/26/2014: $75,000.00; 7/7/2014: 7/1/2014-9/30/2014; 11/12/2014: $53,500.00, 10/1/2014-6/30/2015
This Increase Requested: $58,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: None, grant-funded
Accounts: 793-260
Contract Number(s): 1360-13121
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority-and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via full MWBE waiver.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: A contract extension and increase is requested for Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice to provide management, research, and coordination of community partnerships and resources for the ACT Court and the ARI HOPE Court. This extension and increase is in conjunction with a new grant received from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for the same corresponding one year period as the contract, 7/1/2016 - 6/30/2017. Grant-funded program services under contract 1360-13121, which began in October 2013, are scheduled to expire on 6/30/2016.
The ACT Court is a drug court probation program that operates in the Circuit Court Criminal Division. Its goal is to help certain nonviolent, felony criminal offenders suffering from substance abuse problems from becoming repeat offenders and being incarcerated. The program links participants with behavioral health, vocational, and educational treatment services from community-based sources. The court closely monitors participants’ compliance with program protocols and provides encouragement for success through a range of rewards and sanctions. Incarceration is used as a last resort and for short periods. The annual service goal for the ACT Court is 170 participants.
The Circuit Court’s ARI HOPE Court is a structured probation program that operates in the Circuit Court’s Municipal District One (City of Chicago). The ARI HOPE judge and team work to give offenders the support and services they need to complete their probation sentence and move toward productive lives. Offenders who qualify are diverted from the Illinois Department of Corrections into the program which combines intensive probation supervision with cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-based treatment, and substance abuse treatment. Additional community-based social services, such as housing and vocational services, are also offered as part of the program. The court closely monitors participants’ compliance with program protocols and provides encouragement for success through a range of rewards and sanctions. Incarceration is used as a last resort and for short periods. The annual service goal for the ARI-HOPE Court is 300 participants.
This is a Sole Source Procurement pursuant to Section 34-139 of the Cook County Procurement Code.
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