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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Facilities Management
Vendor: New Orleans Teleport, Inc. d/b/a Calls Plus, Lafayette, Louisiana
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): After-Hours Phone Coverage
Original Contract Period: 12/1/2015 - 11/30/2017, with three (3), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Renewal and Increase
Proposed Contract Period: 12/1/2019 - 11/30/2020
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $31,500.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Procurement, 11/20/2015, $18,900.00
Increase Requested: $6,300.00
Previous Board Increase(s): 5/16/2018, $6,300.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): 9/19/2017, $6,300.00
Previous Board Renewals: 5/16/2018, 12/1/2018 - 11/30/2019
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: 9/19/2017, 12/1/2017 - 11/30/2018
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2019 $1,575.00, FY 2020 $4,725.00
Accounts: 11100.1200.12355.520150 - Communication services
Contract Number(s): 1545-14762
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via full MWBE waiver.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This increase and final of three (3), one (1) year renewal options will allow the Department of Facilities Management to continue to receive after-hours phone coverage. These services are required at the Cook County Department of Corrections facility.
This contract was awarded through a publicly advertised Invitation for Bids in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. New Orleans Teleport, Inc. d/b/a Calls Plus was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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