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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Juvenile Probation and Court Services, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Heartland Human Care Services, Inc. Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): 24-hour temporary residential shelter care services for court-involved youth
Contract Value: $7,384,319.00
Contract period: 12/1/2021 - 11/30/2024 with two (2), one-year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2022 $2,386,370, FY 2023 $2,458,421 FY2024 $2,539,528
Accounts: 11100.1326.15295.521313 Special or Co-op Programs
Contract Number(s): 1953-18090
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department seeks approval for a contract to provide temporary residential care and programming for court-involved youth as an alternative to being detained in the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center while their cases are pending in court.
The Shelter care program has been an integral component of the Circuit Court’s Juvenile Detention Alternative Program (JDAI) for many years. Under this new proposed contract, Heartland Alliance will provide temporary 24-hour, staff-secure shelter care for court-involved youth, including males, females, and non-gender identifying minors on non-secure detention status and Release upon Request (RUR) status. The program will be open to difficult-to-place minors, such as those with extensive mental health history, a history of fire setting, or exhibiting sexually problematic behavior. Services will be provided at Heartland’s Manuel Saura Center, located at 2732 North Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago. On average, the length of stay is thirty (30) days or less. On site programming will include the following services:
-Recreation
-24-hour supervision
-Basic living skills instruction
-Group and individual counseling
-Transportation to and from court
-Referrals to community resources
-Affiliation with local schools
-Clinical services
The contract is recommended based upon a RFP process, completed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Heartland Alliance was selected based on the established evaluation criteria.
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