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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department(s): Transportation and Highways
Vendor: GSG Consultants, Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Geotechnical Services
Location: Various Locations
County Board District(s): Various Locations
Original Contract Period: 7/10/2017 - 7/9/2020, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Section: 16-6SOIL-00-ES
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 7/10/2021 - 7/9/2022
Section: 16-6SOIL-00-ES
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $500,000.00
Original Board Approval: 6/28/2017, $500,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): Chief Procurement Officer Approval Date: 7/22/2020 for Extension in time of Contract. Exercised one (1) year renewal option,
This Increase Requested: $250,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2022, $250,000.00
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax: 11300.1500.29150.521536
Contract Number(s): 1655-15799
IDOT Contract Number(s): N/A
Federal Project Number(s): N/A
Federal Job Number(s): N/A
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation, prime is a certified MBE.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed Contract Amendment between the County and GSG Consultants, Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois. The Contract Amendment will allow for the continued services for geotechnical services, including soil borings and related soils analyses, along with geotechnical reports with recommendations derived from soil investigations. The services include defining strength properties and characteristics of the underlying soils to support the Roadway Pavement and Highway Structures. Contract also includes Clean Construction or Demolition Debris soil testing (CCDD). Due to increased involvement in addressing regional transportation needs, the department is experiencing greater demand for geotechnical services. This requires exercising the second and final of two. one-year renewal options on this existing contract and increasing (supplementing) the contract value to provide the necessary capacity.
Request for Qualification (RFQ) procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. GSG Consultants, Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois, was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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