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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Juvenile Probation and Court Services, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Forensic Services for the Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Department, Circuit Court of Cook County
Original Contract Period: 12/1/2017-11/30/2018
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 12/1/2018-11/30/2020
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $4,652,473.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 11/15/17, $4,652,473.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $1,708,600.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2019 $313,981.63, FY 2020 $1,394,618.37
Accounts: 1326-520470
Contract Number(s): 1753-16842
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Interim Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: Contract 1753-16842 with Northwestern University provides for the operation and management of the Juvenile Clinic, including forensic evaluations and related services to the judiciary for youth and families involved in Juvenile Justice and Child Protection proceedings. The existing one-year bridge contract with Northwestern is modified to increase and extend the contract for the provision of forensic services at the Clinic while removing the provision of mental health services for youth detained in the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. Those services recently shifted to the Cook County Health and Hospitals System. The two (2) year extension will continue forensic services in Juvenile Court while the court works with the CCHHS to fully integrate mental health services for youth across the Juvenile Court enterprise. In time, a Request for Proposal (RFP) will be completed for the provision of forensic services. The contract is also modified to include insurance and indemnification provisions.
The Office of the Chief Judge is requesting the County to indemnify Northwestern University for actions arising out of its contractual responsibilities. This is a sole source contract pursuant to Section 34-139 of the Cook County Procurement Code.
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