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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Bureau of Asset Management
Vendor: Norix Group, Inc., West Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew contract
Good(s) or Service(s): County-Wide Office Furniture
Original Contract Period: 10/1/2014 - 9/30/2016, with three (3), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 10/1/2018 - 9/30/2019
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $200,000.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 10/8/2014, $200,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 5/16/2018, 10/1/2017 - 9/30/2018
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 1/4/2017, 10/1/2016 - 9/30/2017
This Increase Requested: N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: Countywide-530 Office Furnishings
Contract Number(s): 1430-13452B
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via full MWBE waiver.
The Interim Chief Procurement concurs.
Summary: This final of three (3), one (1) year renewal options will permit various County Agencies to continue to purchase office furniture products manufactured by Norix Group, Inc. Specifically, this contract allows the County to purchase specialized detention-grade furniture for inhabitants in the Department of Corrections.
This contract was awarded through the competitive bidding process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Norix Group, Inc. was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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