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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Cook County Medical Examiner
Vendor: Progressive Industries, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Toxicology and Histology Glassware and Consumables
Original Contract Period: 10/5/2015 - 10/4/2017, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Contract Period Extension: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $145,258.70
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 9/29/2015, $145,258.70
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $50,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2017 $25,000.00; FY 2018 $25,000.00
Accounts: 259-278
Contract Number(s): 1584-14614
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct and partial MWBE waiver.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This increase will allow the Office of the Medical Examiner to continue to receive glassware and consumables used in the Toxicology Laboratory and the Histology Laboratory. Due to the significant increases in homicides and drug overdoses additional supplies are needed in both laboratories.
This contract was awarded through the competitive bidding process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Progressive Industries, Inc. was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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