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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Ready Made Language Resources, Chicago Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Foreign Language Interpreting Services
Contract Value: $1,749,150.00
Contract period: 5/1/2023 - 4/30/2028, with two (2), one-year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2023 $204,068, FY 2024 $349,824, FY2025 $349,824, FY2026 $349,824 , FY2027 $349,824, FY28 $145,786
Accounts: 11100.1310.15190.520830
Contract Number(s): 2112-09202
Concurrences:
The Contract Specific Goal set on this contract is Zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This contract provides for in-person foreign language interpreter services primarily involving languages other than Spanish and Polish for persons participating in Circuit Court of Cook County proceedings. Contract services are requested whenever the court’s in-house interpreter staff is not available or the requested languages are outside staff expertise.
Competitive bidding procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Bids were solicited for Foreign Language Interpreting Services. Ready Made Staffing was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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