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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Various County Bureaus, Agencies and Office of the Elected Officials
Vendor: Various Law Firms:
Laner Muchin LTD, Chicago, Illinois
Brother & Thompson, Chicago Illinois
Zuber Lawler & del Duca, Chicago, Illinois
Franczek Radelet, P.C., Chicago, Illinois
Hennessy & Roach, P.C., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Labor and Employment Consultation and/or Representation Services for six (6) categories of legal services:
Category I - Union Contract Negotiations,
Category II - Contract Interpretation,
Category III - Labor Relations,
Category IV - Worker’s Compensation,
Category V - Employment Law, and
Category VI - Employee Benefits
Original Contract Period: 5/1/2013 - 4/30/2015
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 5/1/2018 - 10/30/2018
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,900,000.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 4/17/2013, $1,900,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 6/29/2016, 5/1/2016 - 4/30/2017; 4/12/2017, 5/1/2017 - 4/30/2018
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 7/15/2015, 5/1/2015 - 4/30/2016
This Increase Requested: $467,866.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2018, $467,866.00
Accounts: Various Accounts:
Bureau of Human Resources, 1490-521045, $361,850.00
Clerk of the Circuit Court, 1335-521045, $48,000.00
Office of the Chief Judge, 1310-521045, $23,016.00
Sheriff’s Office, 1214-521045, $20,000.00
Treasurer’s Office, 1060-521045, $15,000.00
Contract Number(s):
Laner Muchin, LTD (13-90-048I for Category I, II, III, V and VI)
Brothers & Thomspon (13-90-048C for Category II, III and V)
Zuber Lawler & Del Duca (13-90-048G for Category I, II, III and V)
Franczek Radelet, P.C. (13-90-048F for Category I, II, III, and V)
Hennessy & Roach, P.C. (13-90-048H for Category I, II, III, IV and V)
Concurrences:
The contract specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: These contracts represent a partial list of qualified law firms to provide labor and employment consultation and/or representation for the above six (6) categories of services on an as needed basis. Using Agencies enter into letters of engagement with firms to provide legal services. The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer has worked with various Using Agencies to complete a different strategic process to procure legal services to meet various agency needs. This extension request will allow for the completion of the procurement process to award new contracts for similar services.
These contracts were awarded through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. These firms were selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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