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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Cook County Medical Examiner
Vendor: Cremation Society of Illinois, Homewood, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Transportation and Cremation Services of Indigent Decedents
Original Contract Period: 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2022 with one (1), two (2) year renewal option
Proposed Amendment Type: Renewal and Increase
Proposed Contract Period: Renewal period 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2024
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $325,000.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 12/17/2020, $325,000.00
Increase Requested: $325,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: N/A
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2023 $162,500, FY 2024 $162,500
Accounts: 11100.1259.17140.520470.00000
Contract Number(s): 2001-18331
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract is zero.
Chief Procurement Officer concurs
Summary: This amendment contract for Cremation Society of Illinois will allow the Medical Examiner to continue providing decedents the best care and service. This service is for indigent decedents who are unclaimed. The vendor was selected pursuant to a publicly advertised Invitation for Bids in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Cremation Society of Illinois was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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