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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: Globetrotters Engineering Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Engineering and design services for the Phase IV of Broadband Program, fiber optic work
Current Contract Period: 1/15/2014 - 12/31/2016
Proposed Contract Extension Period: 1/1/2017 - 12/31/2017
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $511,446.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 1/15/2014, $408,646.00, 1/15/2014 - 12/31/2015
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 6/5/2015, $102,800.00, 1/1/2016 - 12/31/2016
This Increase Requested: N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: N/A
Contract Number(s): 1388-13279
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Bureau of Technology requests approval of an extension to Contract No. 1388-13279 with Globetrotters Engineering Corporation, Chicago, Illinois. Construction delays caused by permitting and other jurisdictional issues require extension of the original term. The contract scope covers detailed design engineering and fiber testing to several County Anchor institutions including: Provident Hospital (Additional Design and Fiber Testing); CCAB (Fiber Testing); County Administration Building 69 W Washington (additional design and fiber testing); Markham Courthouse (fiber design and fiber testing); Oak Forest Health Clinic (fiber design & fiber testing); and Maywood Court House (fiber design & fiber Testing).
This contract was awarded as a Comparable Government Procurement pursuant to Section 34-140 of the Cook County Procurement Code. Globetrotter was previously awarded a contract thought a Request for Proposals (RFP) proce...
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