POST BOARD ACTION AGENDA

 

Meeting of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

County Board Room, County Building

Thursday, January 9, 2003, 10:00 A.M.

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JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS

ITEM #1

 

 

JOURNAL

(November 19, 2002)

 

DAVID ORR, Cook County Clerk presented in printed form a record of the Journal of the Proceedings of the meeting held on Tuesday, November 19, 2002.

 

I am hereby requesting the opportunity to discuss this matter with the Administration Committee of the Board of Commissioners.

 

WAIVER OF PERMIT FEES

ITEM #2

 

 

Transmitting a Communication, dated December 10, 2002 from

 

DONALD H. WLODARSKI, Commissioner, Department of Building and Zoning

 

respectfully request the granting of a No Fee Permit for the Cook County Forest Preserve District for removal and construction of a fence and rail at 12545 West 111th Street, Lemont, Illinois in Lemont Township.

 

	Permit #:	021353
	Requested Waived Fee Amount (100%):	$562.00

 

This request is pursuant to the County Board's adoption of Item No. 176427 on September 16, 1991 that all building and zoning permit fees be waived for public entities defined as county, township, municipality, municipal corporation, school district, forest preserve district, park district, fire protection district, sanitary district, library district and all other local governmental bodies.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $562.00

 

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ITEM #3

 

 

Transmitting a Communication, dated December 10, 2002 from

 

DONALD H. WLODARSKI, Commissioner, Department of Building and Zoning

 

respectfully request the granting of a No Fee Permit for the Central Stickney Sanitary District to re-roof Stickney Sanitary District buildings at 4960 South Long Avenue, Chicago, Illinois in Stickney Township.

 

	Permit #:	021421
	Requested Waived Fee Amount 100%:	$2,970.00

 

This request is pursuant to the County Board's adoption of Item No. 176427 on September 16, 1991 that all building and zoning permit fees be waived for public entities defined as county, township, municipality, municipal corporation, school district, forest preserve district, park district, fire protection district, sanitary district, library district and all other local governmental bodies.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $2,970.00.

 

PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS

ITEM #4

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

JOHN H. STROGER, JR., President, Cook County Board of Commissioners

 

Pursuant to my authority vested in me by law, I hereby appoint Cook County Commissioner Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman to serve on the Board of the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, to fill a  vacancy, for a term to begin immediately and expire on October 1, 2005.

 

I submit this communication for the advise and consent of the Cook County Board.

 

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ITEM #5

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

JOHN H. STROGER, JR., President, Cook County Board of Commissioners

 

Pursuant to my authority vested in me by law, I hereby appoint Cook County Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy to serve on the Board of the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, to fill a vacancy, for a term to begin immediately and expire on October 1, 2005.

 

I submit this communication for the advise and consent of the Cook County Board.

 

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ITEM #6

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

JOHN H. STROGER, JR., President, Cook County Board of Commissioners

 

I hereby appoint Mr. Joseph G. Ford to the South Stickney Sanitary District to fill the vacancy left by the late Jerome Schroeder, for a term to begin immediately and expire on May 1, 2004.

 

I submit this communication for your approval.

 

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ITEM #7

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

JOHN H. STROGER, JR., President, Cook County Board of Commissioners

 

I hereby appoint Mr. Gary A. Weintraub to the Cook County Employee Appeals Board, to fill the vacancy left by Mr. James Coli, for a term to begin immediately and expire on July 1, 2004.

 

I submit this communication for your information.

 

GRANT APPLICATION

ITEM #8

 

 

Transmitting a Communication, dated December 16, 2002 from

 

DENNIS MANZKE, Chief of the Administrative Services Bureau, State’s Attorney’s Office

 

requesting authorization to apply for a grant in accordance with Section 29 of the 2002 Cook County Budget Resolution from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) in the amount of $1,275,140.00.  This grant will provide a fourth year of continued funding for the Complex Drug Prosecutions Initiative.  This program funds the salaries of ten (10) assistant state’s attorney’s, seven (7) investigators, two (2) administrative assistants and three (3) support positions.  The Complex Drug Prosecutions Initiative focuses on implementing strategies that have proven to be effective in combating drug enterprises and networks operating in the city and suburban Cook County.

 

This grant requires that the office match one dollar for every three dollars of federal funding.  The match commitment for this program is a cash match that supports the salaries of one (1) assistant state’s attorney, one (1) investigator and two (2) support positions as well as all of the fringe benefits for all 22 grant funded positions.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $614,208.00 (Required match - $425,047.00; and Over match - $189,161.00).  Grant Award:  $1,275,140.00.  Funding period:  January 8, 2003 through January 7, 2004.  (250-818 Account).

 

GRANT RENEWAL APPLICATION

ITEM #9

 

 

Transmitting a Communication, dated December 16, 2002 from

 

JAMES M. O’ROURKE, Executive Director, Judicial Advisory Council

 

requesting authorization to apply for federal block grant renewal funds made available through the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) in the amount of $1,063,738.00.  Specifically, these funds will be used to continue the State’s Attorney’s youth diversion crime reduction program, known as Project Reclaim.

 

These funds will be utilized for the purpose of continuing to provide a wide range of services to 10 to 17 year old high risk youth.  These services will continue to include, but not be limited to, intensive individual and family counseling, substance abuse counseling, drug testing and mentoring services.  This program has operated for three years with excellent results.  A detailed report on this program will be forwarded under separate cover.

 

This agreement requires an $118,193.00 cash match.  Funds have been appropriated for this activity.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $118,193.00.  Grant Award:  $1,063,738.00.  Funding period:  October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2003.  (205-818 Account).

 

GRANT AWARD RENEWALS

ITEM #10

 

 

Transmitting a Communication, dated December 11, 2002 from

 

DENNIS MANZKE, Chief of the Administrative Services Bureau, State’s Attorney’s Office

 

requesting authorization to accept a grant renewal in the amount of $75,000.00 from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) for the Domestic Violence Resource Center, located in the Domestic Violence Division at 1340 South Michigan Avenue.  This program funds one (1) Domestic Violence Resource Center coordinator and one (1) victim specialist.  This grant requires that the office match one dollar for each three dollars of federal funding.

GRANT AWARD RENEWALS continued

ITEM #10 cont'd

 

This match commitment for this program is a cash match that supports a portion of the salary and fringe benefits of the grant funded staff, commodities such as the Domestic Violence Resource Center brochure, and reimbursement for training-related travel expenses incurred by grant funded staff.

 

The authorization to apply for this grant was given on November 19, 2002 by the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $25,000.00.  Grant Award:  $75,000.00.  Funding period:  January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.  (250-818 Account).

 

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ITEM #11

 

 

Transmitting a Communication, dated December 13, 2002 from

 

DENNIS MANZKE, Chief of the Administrative Services Bureau, State’s Attorney’s Office

 

requesting authorization to accept a grant renewal in the amount of $48,140.00 from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) for the Prosecutor-Based Victim Assistance Services - Domestic Violence Court Program.  This program funds two (2) domestic violence victim specialists who work in the Victim Witness Assistance Program.

 

This grant requires that the office match 25% of the grant award.  This match commitment for this program is an in-kind match that supports the salary and fringe benefits of one of the domestic violence victim specialists.

 

The authorization to apply for this grant was given on August 1, 2002 by the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  None.  Grant Award:  $48,140.00.  Funding period:  December 2, 2002 through December 1, 2003.  (250-818 Account).

 

COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL MASTER AGREEMENT PROGRAM ADDENDA

ITEM #12

 

 

Transmitting a Communication, dated December 13, 2002 from

 

LACY L. THOMAS, Chief Operating Officer, Stroger Hospital of Cook County

 

requesting authorization from the Cook County Board of Commissioners to enter into Program Addenda to the Cooperative Educational Master Agreement, Contract No. 96-43-713 as authorized by the Cook County Board on March 6, 1996 with the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, for Stroger Hospital of Cook County.

 

The Program Addenda will combine the academic and clinical resources of the University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital to the educational and training experience of Stroger Hospital of Cook County.  Pursuant to the Program Addenda the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center will provide rotating residents to include:

 

            Orthopaedic Surgery - up to seven (7) University Residents (PGY I - V) per academic year.

 

            Otolaryngology - up to four (4) University Residents (PGY III - VI) per academic year.

 

            Plastic Surgery - up to six (6) University Residents (PGY VI - VII) per academic year.

COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL MASTER AGREEMENT PROGRAM ADDENDA continued

ITEM #12 cont'd

 

The term of each rotation shall be three to six months.  The total full time equivalent (FTE) commitment during each year of this Addendum is up to 17.0 FTE.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $1,701,504.00 (Year 1:  $830,002.00 and Year 2:  $871,502.00).  Contract period:  December 1, 2002 through November 30, 2004.  (897-272 Account).  Requisition No. 38970275.

 

COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY

ITEM #13

 

 

Transmitting a Communication, dated December 16, 2002 from

 

PATRICK T. DRISCOLL, JR., Chief, Civil Actions Bureau

 

respectfully request permission to discuss the following cases with the Board or the appropriate committee thereof:

 

1.     Mary Cobbs, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Roosevelt Cobbs, Sr., Deceased v. County of Cook, et al., Case No. 00-L-430

 

 

2.     Officemax a/s/o Travelers Insurance v. County, Case No. 00-L-10830

 

 

PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE

ITEM #14

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

MICHAEL F. SHEAHAN, Sheriff of Cook County

by

ERNESTO VELASCO, Executive Director, Department of Corrections

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for the purchase of computer supplies.

 

Contract period:  April 8, 2003 through April 7, 2004.  (239-388 Account).  Requisition No. 32390019.

 

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ITEM #15

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

CLARA BOLDEN COLLINS, Superintendent, Juvenile Temporary Detention Center

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for the purchase of the following items:

 

REQ. NO.             DESCRIPTION                 CONTRACT PERIOD

 

34400009                Seafood products                  April 9, 2003 through April 8, 2004

34400010                Ice cream products               May 30, 2003 through May 29, 2004

 

(440-310 Account).

 

CONTRACTS

ITEM #16

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

DAVID ORR, County Clerk

by

GARY RYCYZYN, Director of Elections

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with Technology Development Group, Inc. (TDG), Chicago, Illinois, to complete the implementation of an in-house ballot layout system which includes filing, challenge management, proofing, and the production of ballots.  Bringing these processes in-house and integrating them all into one system will both dramatically lower the cost and the time needed to effect ballot changes in future elections.  Moreover, TDG has begun to train the Clerk's Office staff to maintain and support the new system.

 

Reason:

The Election Department of the County Clerk's Office wants to continue the relationship with TDG based on the success of the parallel test with the in-house ballot layout system in the 2002 primary and general elections.  The results of the parallel test met and exceeded all system measurements, in a more timely and cost effective manner than the old external method.  The new in-house ballot layout system will be used for the first time in February 2003.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $107,000.00.  Contract period:  January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.  (524-289 Account).  Requisition No. 35240023.

 

The Chief Information Officer has reviewed this item and concurs with this recommendation.

 

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ITEM #17

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

TERRY A. STECZO, Deputy Assessor for Administration & Taxpayer Services

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with JRM Consulting, Inc., Warrenville, Illinois, to design and develop commercial and industrial assessment applications for the Assessor’s Office Local Area Network.

 

Reason:

JRM Consulting, Inc. has an integral understanding in designing and creating a computer assessed mass appraisal system and integrating them with Government Geographic Information System (GIS).  This company has worked extensively with the Assessor’s Office in the past and therefore has knowledge of the office systems.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $25,300.00.  One time purchase.  (040-260 Account).  Requisition No. 30400020.

 

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ITEM #18

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

JAMES M. O’ROURKE, Executive Director, Judicial Advisory Council

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with Ms. Nancy L. Smith, President of NLS, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, to assist the County in the management and administration of the Department of Justice grants and to oversee the administration of the five County funded crime prevention grants.

CONTRACTS continued

ITEM #18 cont'd

 

Reason:

Ms. Smith was a senior staff member of the U.S. Department of Justice for many years.  Her relationships with the Department of Justice officials are invaluable as the Judicial Advisory Council continues to secure grant dollars for criminal justice programs for Cook County.  Ms. Smith negotiates program requirements and financial regulations with federal staff responsible for program development to ensure compliance with federal program objectives and financial regulations.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $45,000.00.  Contract period:  January 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003.  (205-249 Account).  Requisition No. 32050009.

 

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ITEM #19

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

MICHAEL F. SHEAHAN, Sheriff of Cook County

by

JAMES E. MALINOWSKI, First Deputy Chief of Police, Sheriff’s Police Department

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with Best Technology Systems, Inc., Plainfield, Illinois, for maintenance and decontamination services and full Type II recycling and removal of Sheriff’s shooting range lead contaminated materials.

 

Reason:

Best Technology Systems, Inc. is the only company that is licensed and certified by OSHA for the cleaning and decontamination of filters and bullet traps utilized at the shooting range.  The company is licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain, haul and dispose of hazardous waste materials.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $102,360.00.  Contract period:  February 17, 2003 through February 16, 2004.  (211-186 Account).  Requisition No. 32110016.

 

Purchasing Agent concurs.

 

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ITEM #20

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

EUGENE “GENE” MOORE, Recorder of Deeds

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with MSCI, Inc., Bloomington, Illinois, to develop microfilm, brown toning and storage of microfilm.

 

Reason:

MSCI, Inc. is the only known company that can supply storage of Kodak microfilm, along with developing, duplicating and brown toning of Kodak film while being processed for long-term film storage.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $185,000.00.  Contract period:  January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.  (130-246 Account).  Requisition No. 31300003.

 

Purchasing Agent concurs.

 

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CONTRACTS continued

ITEM #21

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

EUGENE “GENE” MOORE, Recorder of Deeds

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with Proactive Technologies, Chicago, Illinois, to continue providing strategic project management for the Recorder of Deeds' Cashiering and Accounting project.

 

Reason:

Proactive Technologies currently serves as Lead Project Manager for the implementation of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds' Cashiering and Account/E-Recording, Internet System.  The company has extensive knowledge of the County's Wide Area Network and has provided comprehensive on-site technical management assistance to the Office.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $105,000.00.  Contract period:  January 1, 2003 through June 30, 2003.  (715/130-579 Account).  Requisition No. 31300005.

 

Sufficient funds have been appropriated to cover this request.

 

The Chief Information Officer has reviewed this item and concurs with this recommendation.

 

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ITEM #22

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

LACY L. THOMAS, Chief Operating Officer, Stroger Hospital of Cook County

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with Children’s Surgical Foundation, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, to provide consultant services.

 

Reason:

The Children’s Surgical Foundation, Inc. will provide consultant services at the Hospital or Bureau clinics including operative services, outpatient services, outpatient consultations, outpatient follow-up care, on-call and weekend coverage, teaching and supervisory activities for pediatric residents and administrative services.  Consultant services to include more specifically:   Coverage of four (4) clinic sessions per month. Coverage of four (4) operating room activities (block time) per month. Coverage of two (2) weekends on-call coverage per month. Coverage of half (1/2) of all other call-nights other than weekends per month.

 

The department was not able to process the requisition on time due to a delay in finalizing the terms of the contract.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $360,000.00. ($180,000.00 per year).  Contract period:  September 1, 2002 through August 31, 2004.  (897-272 Account).  Requisition No. 38970277.

 

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CONTRACTS continued

ITEM #23

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

LACY L. THOMAS, Chief Operating Officer, Stroger Hospital of Cook County

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with Compass Medical Technologies, Inc., d/b/a Medoc Advanced Medical Systems, U.S., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the purchase of a thermal sensory analyzer (TSA) II neurosensory analyzer for the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management.

 

Reason:

Medoc Advanced Medical Systems, U.S. is the only known manufacturer and distributor of the FDA approved TSA II neurosensory analyzer that evaluates both cold-pain delta and heat-pain/C-fiber sensory nerve fibers for early detection and progression of functional neurological deficit in patients with low back pain, diabetic neuropathy, nerve root compression and to evaluate the effectiveness of different treatment modalities.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $18,700.00.  One time purchase.  (717/897-540 Account).  Requisition No. 38974010.

 

Sufficient funds have been appropriated to cover this request.

 

Purchasing Agent concurs.

 

CONTRACT ADDENDA

ITEM #24

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

CHRISTOPHER J. MORRIS, Executive Director, Office of the Medical Examiner

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to extend for one (1) month, Contract No. 01-54-1134 with Moises Contracting, Chicago, Illinois, for snow plowing and salt services.

 

Reason:

This request is necessary to allow sufficient time for the implementation, evaluation and award of the new contract for which bids are scheduled to be opened on January 7, 2003.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  None.  Contract extension:  January 3, 2003 through February 2, 2003.

 

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ITEM #25

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

JOHN L. HIBBETT, Director, Department of Risk Management

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to increase by $1,000,000.00, Contract No. 01-41-395 with USI Insurance Services Corporation of Illinois, d/b/a USI Midwest, Chicago, Illinois, for the purchase of excess liability insurance.

 

Board approved amount 12-19-00:	$16,725,000.00
Increase requested:	1,000,000.00
Adjusted amount:	$17,725,000.00

 

Reason:

Increase is needed because premiums were originally projected as flat renewals.  Market conditions have resulted in increased premiums.  This is the third year of the three-year contract.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $1,000,000.00.  (542-846 Account).

 

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CONTRACT ADDENDA continued

ITEM #26

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

JOHN L. HIBBETT, Director, Department of Risk Management

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to increase by $95,420.00, Contract No. 98-45-1231 with Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Chicago, Illinois, for consulting services for the labor negotiations process and to continue to provide services focused on coordinating vendor data, projecting future costs and analyzing emerging cost utilization and trends.

 

Board approved amount 06-05-01	$ 275,000.00
Increase requested:	95,420.00
Adjusted amount:	$ 370,420.00

 

Reason:

Increase is due to unexpected costs related to the labor negotiations process.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $95,420.00.  (490-260 Account).

 

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ITEM #27

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

RUTH M. ROTHSTEIN, Chief, Bureau of Health Services

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to extend for two (2) months, Contract No. 00-82-177 Rebid with Medquist Transcriptions, Inc., Beachwood, Ohio, for transcriptions services.

 

Reason:

This request is necessary to allow sufficient time for the implementation of the new contract.  (See related Bid Report, Section 1, Page 4).

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  None.  Contract extension:  January 1, 2003 through February 28, 2003.

 

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ITEM #28

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

RUTH M. ROTHSTEIN, Chief, Bureau of Health Services

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to increase by $471,300.00, Contract No. 98-73-1088 with Quest Diagnostics, Inc., Wood Dale, Illinois, for reference laboratory testing services for in-patient care for Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Department of Pathology Laboratories.

 

Board approved amount 01-07-99:	$    869,365.70
Previous increase approved 07-11-00:	288,000.00
Previous increase approved 08-09-01:	322,500.00
This increase requested:	471,300.00
Adjusted amount:	$ 1,951,165.70

 

Reason:

This request is necessary due to an unanticipated increase in test volume.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $471,300.00.  (897-278 Account).

 

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CONTRACT ADDENDA continued

ITEM #29

 

 

Transmitting a Communication, dated December 19, 2002 from

 

RUTH M. ROTHSTEIN, Chief, Bureau of Health Services

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to increase by $46,612.00 and extend for three (3) months the following contracts for substance abuse assessment and referral services for the Bureau of Health Services patients at Stroger Hospital of Cook County and Provident Hospital of Cook County:

 

		ORIGINAL
CONTRACT NO.	AGENCY	AMOUNT	INCREASE	TOTAL
02-41-1156	Caritas, Oak Brook, Illinois	$202,741.00	$ 23,306.00	$226,047.00
02-42-1186	The Women’s Treatment Center, Oak Brook, Illinois	90,476.00	23,306.00	113,782.00
		$293,217.00	$46,612.00	$339,829.00

 

Reason:

These projects, a collaboration between Caritas, The Women’s Treatment Center and the Bureau of Health Services, were funded through a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment for the expansion of substance abuse treatment capacity in targeted areas of need.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  None.  Grant funded amount:  $46,612.00.  Contract extension:  October 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002.  (904-269 Account).

 

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ITEM #30

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

LACY L. THOMAS, Chief Operating Officer, Stroger Hospital of Cook County

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to increase by $40,000.00 and extend for two (2) months, Contract No. 98-73-108 Rebid with Ravenswood Medical Resources Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, for the purchase of reagents and supplies with vendor provided chemistry analyzers, for the Department of Pathology Laboratories, Division of Biochemistry.

 

Board approved amount 06-02-98:	$ 1,127,125.30
Previous increased approved 08-09-01:	200,000.00
Previous increased approved 09-05-02:	45,000.00
This increase requested:	40,000.00
Adjusted amount:	$1,412,125.30

 

Reason:

This request will allow continued patient chemistry testing during the transition to the new Stroger Hospital of Cook County.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $40,000.00.  Contract extension:  December 1, 2002 through January 31, 2003.  (897-365 Account).

 

CONTRACT RENEWALS

ITEM #31

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

LOUIS G. APOSTOL, Public Administrator

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to renew Contract No. 98-42-1200 with Computrust Software Corporation (formerly Pacific Western Information Systems), Morgan Hill, California, for software maintenance and usage fee.

 

Reason:

Computrust Software Corporation has provided the County with software since 1989.  This software is specifically designed to handle detailed estate accounting.  It provides accounting and case management capabilities and has the capacity to hold extremely detailed information about the status of each estate.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $15,840.00.  Contract period:  December 1, 2002 through November 30, 2003.

(390-441 Account).  Requisition No.  33900001.

 

The Chief Information Officer has reviewed this item and concurs with this recommendation.

 

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ITEM #32

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

EUGENE “GENE” MOORE, Recorder of Deeds

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to renew Contract No. 02-45-405 with Suburban Surveying Services, Ltd., Mokena, Illinois, for consulting services.

 

Reason:

Suburban Surveying Services, Ltd. will work closely with members of the staff to assist in the review of documents that contain complex legal descriptions for the Mapping Department, Real Estate Indexing Department and Document Maintenance Department.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $18,000.00.  Contract period:  January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.  (527-260 Account).  Requisition No. 35273004.

 

APPROVAL OF PAYMENT

ITEM #33

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

MICHAEL F. SHEAHAN, Sheriff of Cook County

by

JAMES E. MALINOWSKI, First Deputy Chief of Police, Sheriff’s Police Department

 

requesting approval of payment in the amount of $13,788.26 to Lynx’s Chicago Cargoport, L.L.C., Austin, Texas.  This payment represents a balance due for pass through charges (utilities) for the year 2001.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $13,788.26.  (231-441 Account).

 

EMERGENCY REQUEST FOR CARDIOLOGY TECHNOLOGIST STAFFING SERVICES

ITEM #34

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

LACY L. THOMAS, Chief Operating Officer, Stroger Hospital of Cook County

 

requesting cardiology technologist staffing services from Smith Thomas Williams, Inc., Homewood, Illinois, on an emergency basis for the Department of Medicine, Division of Adult Cardiology.

 

Reason:

The hospital solicited and obtained three (3) Request for Proposals (RFPs).  Smith Thomas Williams, Inc. was the lowest proposal meeting the requirements until the vacant positions are filled due to the early retirement incentive program.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $620,152.00.  One time purchase.  (897-260 Account).  Requisition No. 38970279.

 

EMERGENCY REQUEST FOR PHARMACY STAFFING SERVICES

ITEM #35

 

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

LACY L. THOMAS, Chief Operating Officer, Stroger Hospital of Cook County

 

requesting pharmacy staffing services from Coverage, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, on an emergency basis for the Department of Pharmacy.

 

Reason:

The hospital solicited and obtained three (3) Request for Proposals (RFPs).  Coverage, Inc. was the lowest proposal meeting the requirements until the vacant positions are filled due to the early retirement incentive program.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $223,200.00.  One time purchase.  (897-260 Account).  Requisition No.  38970316.

 

REAL ESTATE MATTERS

ITEM #36