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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 renewal 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: 12/4/2016 - 12/3/2017
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,626,795.80
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 12/4/2012, $1,031,723.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 2/10/2016, $445,703.80
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 8/6/2014, $9,369.00; 6/15/2015, $140,000.00
This Increase Requested: $456,559.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2017: $456,559.00 (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 via direct participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This proposed amendment exercises the second 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 FY2016, Accu-Lab has performed 43,769 drug tests through September of this year.
The contract was originally 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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