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PROPOSED PAYMENT APPROVAL
Department(s): Cook County Assessor’s Office
Action: Payment Only
Payee: Interior Investments, Chicago, Illinois
Good(s) or Service(s): Protective Plexi-Glass Face Shields
Fiscal Impact: $8,404.93
Accounts: 11000.1040.10155.520840.00000.00000
Contract Number(s): N/A
Summary: The purpose of this payment only is for the purchase of face shields to be installed at cubicles in which 6 feet of social-distancing cannot be maintained. These face shields would be installed at cubicles in which the workstations cannot be reconfigured since the cubicles are set up in a way in which many of the employees face each other. The face shields would provide additional protection for these employees from the airborne COVID-19 virus.
This request was originally submitted for approval of CARES act funding. The request has been denied. After the Assessor’s Office met with the Bureau of Asset Management they determined, per the advice of a doctor, that although the plexi-glass can be used as tool, they are not a good substitute or alternative for 6-foot social-distancing. Since the state’s current guideline is still at 50% capacity for agencies while we are in phase 4, BAM will not support adding the face shields. However, the Assessor’s Office feels very strongly that although capacity limits us to 50%, we want those employees that are on rotating schedules in the office to feel secure at their workstations if 6 feet of distance is not viable. Therefore, we are requesting for payment only of the face shields to be paid from our operating budget.
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