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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 extend 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: 12/4/2017 - 3/3/2018
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $2,083,354.80
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, 12/4/2015 - 12/3/2016; 11/16/2016, $456,599.00, 12/4/2016 - 12/3/2017
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 8/6/2014, $9,369.00; 6/15/2015, $140,000.00
This Increase Requested: $102,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2018, $102,000.00
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 increase and request to extend would allow for the continuation of 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. This three month extension would allow the County adequate time to finalize the Bid process currently underway.
This contract was 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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