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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: National Safety Council, Itasca, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Administer the Circuit Court’s Traffic Safety School Program
Contract Value: $0.00
Contract period: 9/9/2022 - 9/8/2027, with three (3) one-year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: $0, No-cost contract to the county, program fees paid by student participants; contract provides net cost reimbursements to Cook County
Accounts: 11100.1310.35095.580380, Appropriation Adjustments for Cost Reimbursements
Contract Number(s): 2108-18660
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Office of the Chief Judge is requesting authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute a contract with the National Safety Council. The contract will be used for an independent, qualified organization to manage the Circuit Court of Cook County's Traffic Safety School Program. This contract will replace contract number 1490-13846, which expires in September 2022.
This program was established by the court in the 1980s, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 529(c) and is managed in accordance with the Traffic Safety Program Standards, adopted by the Conference of Chief Circuit Judges. The program includes various course offerings available on-line and in-classroom. The program provides the court with constructive case disposition alternatives and serves thousands of drivers each year.
The costs of the program are funded entirely by fees paid by defendants charged with traffic violations in Cook County who receive Traffic Safety Program instruction as a sentencing option. Cook County receives a portion of those fees to offset its program costs.
This contract is awarded through Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. The National Safety Council was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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