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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Cook County Medical Examiner
Vendor: D D and S, Inc. Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Body Bags
Original Contract Period: 8/1/2016 - 7/31/2018 with one (1) two (2) year renewal option.
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 8/1/2018 - 7/31/2020
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $87,500.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 6/3/2016, $87,500.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $87,500.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2018 $43,750.00, FY 2019 $43,750.00
Accounts: 259-237
Contract Number(s): 1515-14923
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This increase and two-year renewal option will permit the Office of the Medical Examiner to continue to receive body bags. The body bags are needed in order to preserve decedents’ dignity.
This contract was awarded through the competitive bidding process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. D D & S, Inc. was the lowest, responsive, and responsible bidder
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