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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC), Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Sharon Grant, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Consultant
Original Contract Period: 6/1/2015 - 5/30/2016
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 5/31/2017 - 5/30/2018
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $233,536.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 5/20/2015, $123,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 5/23/2016, $110,536.00, 5/31/2016 - 5/30/2017
This Increase Requested: $128,536.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2017: $73,000.00, FY 2018: $55,536.00
Accounts: 1440-520830 JTDC Professional Services
Contract Number(s): 1525-14579
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This professional service contract provides management and community relation services under the direction of the superintendent of the JTDC to assist minor residents. Consulting services include the development of linkage agreements with community service providers and local schools and colleges to expand the continuity of care, expand education opportunities and create new innovative programming for residents discharged from the facility.
Ms. Grant is an expert in the area of community and intergovernmental relations, with over 20 years of experience in networking and project management. Her unique skill set includes a specialization in juvenile justice that helps the JTDC create integrated services and programs for youth.
Over the past several years, Ms. Grant has been able to help develop fourteen (14) new programs to advance the JTDC's strategic goal of improving appropriate community access for residents at the JTDC. She has developed relationships with Chicago Public Schools, Chicago City Colleges, the Safer Foundation, the Chicago Police Department, the Coalition of African American Leader and the Union League Club that address the JTDC's core values to offer community, family and youth-centered approaches. Ms. Grant's continued involvement and assistance is essential to creating inclusive collaboration among agencies and communities for youth residents.
This is a sole source procurement pursuant to Section 34-139 of the Cook County Procurement Code.
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