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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Juvenile Probation and Court Service Department, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Heartland Care Services, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Professional Shelter Care Facility Services for Court-Involved Youth
Original Contract Period: 2/1/2013-1/31/2016
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 2/1/2017-1/31/2018
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $5,153,925.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 1/16/2013, $3,630,035.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 1/13/2016, $1,523,890.00, 2/1/2016 - 1/31/2017
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $1,487,360.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2017 $1,234,712.48, FY 2018 $252,647.52
Accounts: Juvenile Probation - Special & Coop Program
Contract Number(s): 11-84-036
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority-and Women owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via full M/WBE waiver.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This proposed amendment exercises the second year renewal option available in the Cook County contract with Heartland Care Services, Inc. to operate a shelter care facility for court-involved youth. The contract guarantees 24 beds and the daily cost per bed is $169.79. Shelter care is an integral component of the Circuit Court’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Program, (JDAI).
Heartland will provide 24 hour, staff-secure shelter care and pre-trial residential programming for up to 24 court-involved boys and girls, ages 10 to 17. Boys and girls are sent to the Manuel Saura Center, located at 2732 North Kedzie Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. On average, length of stay is 30 days or less. On site programming includes the following services:
- Recreation,
- 24-hour supervision,
- Basic living skills instruction,
- Group and individual counseling,
- Transportation to and from court,
- Referrals to community resources,
- Affiliation with local schools,
- Clinical services.
Heartland has 17 years of experience providing shelter care. The contract was awarded through the Request for Proposals (RFP) process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Heartland Care Services, Inc. was awarded the contract based on established evaluation criteria.
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