POST BOARD
ACTION AGENDA
Meeting of the
Cook County Board of Commissioners
County Board
Room, County Building
Thursday,
February 20, 2003, 2:00 P.M.
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JOURNAL OF
PROCEEDINGS
ITEM #1
REFERRED
TO THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE #257751
JOURNAL
(January 9,
2003)
DAVID ORR, Cook County Clerk presented in printed
form a record of the Journal of the Proceedings of the meeting held on
Thursday, January 9, 2003.
I am hereby requesting the opportunity to discuss
this matter with the Administration Committee of the Board of Commissioners.
MEDICAL
APPOINTMENTS
ITEM #2
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication, dated January 27, 2003
from
CYNTHIA HENDERSON, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Operating
Officer, Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County
The physician reappointments presented have been
professionally reviewed and recommended for the status shown. The Board of Commissioners will be notified
confidentially when there are physicians herein who have any malpractice claims
or professional sanctions when such specific cases have not previously been
presented to the Board of Commissioners.
Additional information concerning such matters will be available on a
confidential basis through the Secretary of the Board.
DEPARTMENT
OF SURGERY
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LINDA
ADKINS, O.D. |
Optometrist |
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HOMER
ABIAD, M.D. |
Attending
Physician |
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ITEM #3
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication, dated February 4, 2003
from
STEPHANIE WRIGHT-GRIGGS,
Chief Operating Officer, Provident Hospital of Cook County
The physician appointments, physician reappointments
and physician status change presented have been professionally reviewed and
recommended for the status shown. The
Board of Commissioners will be notified confidentially when there are
physicians herein who have any malpractice claims or professional sanctions
when such specific cases have not previously been presented to the Board of
Commissioners. Additional information
concerning such matters will be available on a confidential basis through the
Secretary of the Board.
MEDICAL
APPOINTMENTS continued
ITEM #3 cont'd
JOSEPH MAURICE, M.D. - Attending Physician,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, currently being funded by Stroger
Hospital of Cook County Affiliation Agreement, effective February 20, 2003;
subject to approval by the Cook County Board.
MARLON
KIRBY, M.D. - Active Category, Reappointment
December 1, 2002 through November 30, 2004
JAMES
HARKER, M.D. - Active Category, Reappointment
February 4, 2003 through February 3, 2005
DEPARTMENT
OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
FRANK
MALDONADO, M.D. - Ancillary Category, Reappointment
March 8, 2003 through March 7, 2005
SABINA
SOBECK, M.D. - Active Category, Reappointment
February 4, 2003 through February 3, 2005
DEPARTMENT
OF FAMILY MEDICINE
CHARLES
EDOIGIOWERIE, M.D. - Active Category, Reappointment
March 20, 2003 through March 19, 2005
JENNIFER
FLEMING, M.D. - Ancillary Category, Reappointment
January 23, 2003 through January 22, 2005
STEPHEN
ROSKAM, D.O. - Active Category, Reappointment
April 15, 2003 through April 14, 2005
DEPARTMENT
OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
BASHAR ATTAR, M.D. -
Affiliate Category, Reappointment May 19, 2002 through May 18, 2004
MELCHOR DEMETRIA, M.D. - Affiliate Category, Reappointment December 20, 2002
through December 19, 2004
DEPARTMENT
OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
SHELLY
AMUH, M.D. - Ancillary Category, Reappointment
March 16, 2003 through March 15, 2005
CARLOS
ARAUCO, M.D. - Ancillary Category, Reappointment
March 16, 2003 through March 15, 2005
QUEEN
MARSH, M.D. - Active Category, Reappointment
January 20, 2003 through January 19, 2005
CATHERINE
WILBERT, M.D. - Active Category, Reappointment
January 20, 2003 through January 19, 2005
MEDICAL
APPOINTMENTS continued
ITEM #3 cont'd
DEPARTMENT
OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
SUSAN
SLATTERY, C.N.M. - Active Category, Reappointment
December 1, 2002 through November 30, 2004
AALOK
AVINASHI, M.D. - Affiliate Category,
Reappointment February 18, 2003 through February 17, 2005
JAMES
BECKETT, M.D. - Active Category, Reappointment
March 20, 2003 through March 19, 2005
KARONA
MASON, D.P.M. - Active Category, Reappointment
March 16, 2003 through March 15, 2005
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ITEM #4
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication, dated February 19,
2003 from
LACY L. THOMAS, Chief Operating Officer, Stroger
Hospital of Cook County
The physician appointments, physician reappointments
and physician status change presented have been professionally reviewed and
recommended for the status shown. The
Board of Commissioners will be notified confidentially when there are
physicians herein who have any malpractice claims or professional sanctions
when such specific cases have not previously been presented to the Board of Commissioners. Additional information concerning such
matters will be available on a confidential basis through the Secretary of the
Board.
VIVEK CHAUDHRY, M.D. - Voluntary Associate Attending
Physician, Department of Surgery, Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery,
effective February 20, 2003; subject to approval by the Cook County Board.
RICHARD T. CZERNIEJEWSKI, M.D. - Voluntary Attending
Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Medicine, effective
February 20, 2003; subject to approval by the Cook County Board.
CLAUDIA M. DAVIS FEGAN, M.D. - Voluntary Attending
Physician, Department of Medicine/ Ambulatory and Community Health Network of
Cook County, Division of General Medicine, effective February 20, 2003; subject
to approval by the Cook County Board.
HAMID REZA DJALILIAN, M.D. - Voluntary Attending
Physician, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, effective
February 20, 2003; subject to approval by the Cook County Board.
JENNIFER O. GRIFFITH, A.P.N. - Advance Practice
Nurse, Division of Pediatrics, effective February 20, 2003; subject to approval
by the Cook County Board.
MARK B. MYCYK, M.D. - Voluntary Attending Physician,
Department of Medicine, Division of Occupational Medicine, effective February
20, 2003; subject to approval by the Cook County Board.
CORY A. SKORUP, P.A.C. - Physician Assistant
Certified, Department of Emergency Medicine, effective February 20, 2003;
subject to approval by the Cook County Board.
MEDICAL
APPOINTMENTS continued
ITEM #4 cont'd
REBEKAH S. WESTLUND, A.P.N. - Voluntary Advance
Practice Nurse, Department of Psychiatry/ Ambulatory and Community Health
Network of Cook County, effective February 20, 2003; subject to approval by the
Cook County Board.
MEDICAL STAFF ADDITIONAL
CLINICAL PRIVILEGES
JENNIE CHEN, M.D. - Attending Physician, Department
of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, effective February 20, 2003; subject
to approval by the Cook County Board.
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LUIS
M. SANCHEZ, P.A.C. |
Physician
Assistant Certified |
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RHONDA
J. TIESZEN, P.A.C. |
Physician
Assistant Certified |
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HOWARD
A. ZAREN, M.D. |
Attending
Physician/Division Chairman |
MEDICAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS TO BE AMENDED FROM
PROVISIONAL
TO FULL STATUS WITH NO FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
BECKY L.J. KOHL, P.A.C. - Physician Assistant
Certified, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, effective
February 20, 2003; subject to approval by the Cook County Board.
GENNADIY VORONOV, M.D. - Attending Physician,
Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia, effective
February 20, 2003; subject to approval by the Cook County Board.
JUDITH A. NEAFSEY, M.D. - Voluntary Attending
Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Ambulatory,
effective February 20, 2003; subject to approval by the Cook County Board.
MEDICAL STAFF STATUS CHANGES
CONSTANCE S. GREENE, M.D. - From Attending
Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, to Voluntary Attending Physician
with no change in privileges, effective February 20, 2003; subject to approval
by the Cook County Board.
MOSES LEE, M.D. - From Voluntary Attending Physician
9, Grade K-9, Step 5, Department of Emergency Medicine, to Attending Physician
Senior 10, Grade K-10, Step 5, will be paid from Account 110, 8970285 (33-01),
Position Identification #9523327, with no change in privileges, effective
February 20, 2003; subject to approval by the Cook County Board.
BHUPATKUMAR MEHTA, M.D. - From Senior Attending
Physician, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, to Voluntary
Attending Physician with no change in privileges, effective February 20, 2003;
subject to approval by the Cook County Board.
GRANT
APPLICATIONS
ITEM #5
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication, dated January 27, 2003
from
DOROTHY BROWN, Clerk of the Circuit Court
In accordance with Section 29 of the 2002 Cook
County Budget Resolution, I respectfully request that the Cook County Board of
Commissioners authorize the Clerk of the Circuit Court to apply for grant
funding from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (IDCCA)
in the amount of $30,000.00. This grant
application will help fund the development of an Integrated Criminal Justice Information
Technology Plan for Cook County.
GRANT
APPLICATIONS continued
ITEM #5 cont'd
Estimated Fiscal Impact: None. Grant Award: $30,000.00.
Funding period: February 1, 2003
through November 30, 2003.
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ITEM #6
APPROVED
Transmitting
a Communication, dated January 28, 2003 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
Department of Justice, Violence Against Women Office in the amount of
$302,711.00 for the Target Abuser Call (TAC) Program. The TAC Program is a prosecution-based program that has become a
national model in the fight against domestic violence and is built on a
foundation of victim safety and offender accountability. This grant will enable the TAC Program to
continue at its full capacity by providing funding for two (2) TAC partner
agencies, LifeSpan Center for Legal Services and Advocacy and Hull House
Association. These two (2) agencies
complete the TAC approach to high-risk domestic violence cases and ensure that
victims served by the program receive the wrap-around services that are
paramount to the TAC Program. These
services provide a better opportunity for high-risk domestic violence victims
to break the cycle of violence while ensuring victim cooperation, victim safety
and offender accountability.
Estimated Fiscal Impact: None. Grant Award: $302,711.00. Funding period: July 1,
2003 through June 30, 2005.
GRANT
AWARD
ITEM #7
APPROVED
Transmitting
a Communication, dated January 28, 2003 from
DENNIS MANZKE, Chief of the Administrative Services
Bureau, State’s Attorney’s Office
requesting authorization to accept a grant award in
the amount of $138,899.00 from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information
Authority (ICJIA). This grant enables
the office to continue to target high-risk domestic violence cases through the
Target Abuser Call (TAC) Program, which was previously funded by the Department
of Justice, Violence Against Women Office.
The TAC Program is a partnership among the State’s Attorney’s Office,
Hull House Association, LifeSpan Center for Legal Services and Advocacy and the
Social Casework Services Department of the Office of the Chief Judge for the
Circuit Court of Cook County. This
program funds eight (8) full-time personnel employed by the State’s Attorney’s
Office including four (4) state’s attorney investigators, two (2) assistant state’s
attorneys and two (2) administrative assistants. The Social Services Casework Department, Hull House and Life Span
facilitate program elements and function as service providers.
This grant requires that the office match one dollar
for every three dollars of federal funding.
The match commitment for this program is an in-kind match consisting of
the salaries and fringe benefits of one (1) assistant state’s attorney, one (1)
state’s attorney investigator and one (1) administrative assistant.
The authorization to apply for this grant was given
on January 23, 2003 by the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
Subcontract with Hull House Association: Estimated Fiscal Impact: None.
Funds provided through the Illinois Criminal Justice Information
Authority (ICJIA). $18,831.00. Subcontract Period: January 1, 2003 through June 30, 2003.
Subcontract with LifeSpan Center for Legal Services
and Advocacy: Estimated Fiscal
Impact: None. Funds provided through the Illinois Criminal Justice Information
Authority (ICJIA): $13,259.00. Subcontract Period: January 1, 2003 through June 30, 2003.
GRANT
AWARDS continued
ITEM #7 cont'd
Subcontract with Social Services Department of the
Office of the Chief Judge for the Circuit Court of Cook County: Estimated Fiscal Impact: None.
Funds provided through the Illinois Criminal Justice Information
Authority (ICJIA): $10,968.00. Subcontract Period: January 1, 2003 through June 30, 2003.
Estimated Fiscal Impact: None. Grant Award: $138,899.00. Funding Period: January
1, 2003 through June 30, 2003.
GRANT
AWARD RENEWAL
ITEM #8
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication, dated January 23, 2003
from
STEPHEN A. MARTIN, JR., Ph.D., Chief Operating
Officer, Department of Public Health
requesting authorization to accept a grant renewal
from the J. Sterling Morton High School, District 201, Cicero, Illinois, in the
amount of $123,591.00 for a program to implement violence prevention curricula
in twenty-six (26) elementary schools in Cicero and Berwyn, and to provide a
network of medical and health education services to high-risk teenage parents
at J. Sterling Morton High School.
Estimated Fiscal Impact: None. Grant Award: $123,591.00. Funding period: October
1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.
GRANT
AWARD AMENDMENT
ITEM #9
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication, dated January 23, 2003
from
STEPHEN A. MARTIN, JR., Ph.D., Chief Operating
Officer, Department of Public Health
requesting authorization to accept a supplemental
grant award in the amount of $303,205.00 and a three (3) month extension from
the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). The original grant award was in the amount of $1,298,652.00 and
was Board approved on August 1, 2001. A
supplemental grant award in the amount of $606,410.00 was previously approved
on July 9, 2002. The Cook County
Department of Public Health serves as the lead agency for the Regional HIV
Implementation Group, coordinating HIV prevention services in Region 8
(Suburban Cook County), including HIV prevention health education and risk
reduction, and prevention counseling, testing, referral, and partner
notification.
Estimated Fiscal Impact: None. Supplemental Grant
Award: $303,205.00. Funding period extension: January 1, 2003 through March 31, 2003.
COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL MASTER AGREEMENT
AND PROGRAM ADDENDUM
ITEM #10
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication from, dated January 22,
2003 from
CYNTHIA HENDERSON, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Operating
Officer, Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County
In accordance with the Cooperative Educational
Master Agreement between Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County and Dr. William
Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine approved by the Cook County Board on June
17, 1997, Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County is requesting approval for the
education and training of third year Podiatric Medicine Clerkship students at
the hospital for a three year (36 month) period from January 6, 2003 through
January 5, 2006.
The objective of this addendum is to provide
instruction for the third year medical students in both inpatient and
outpatient podiatric services.
Estimated Fiscal Impact: None. Contract
period: January 6, 2003 through January
5, 2006. Requisition No. 38980338.
COOK
COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY
ITEM #11
REFERRED
TO FINANCE LITIGATION SUBCOMMITTEE #257752
Transmitting a Communication, dated January 29, 2003
from
PATRICK T. DRISCOLL, JR., Chief, Civil Actions
Bureau
respectfully request permission to discuss the
following case with the Board or the appropriate committee thereof:
1. Ronald
Smith v. Boyle, et. al., Case No. 02-C-2788
PERMISSION
TO ADVERTISE
ITEM #12
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication from
DOROTHY BROWN, Clerk of the Circuit Court
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for maintenance of miscellaneous micrographic equipment.
Contract period:
June 5, 2003 through June 4, 2004.
(529-441 Account). Requisition
No. 35291358.
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ITEM #13
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication from
DOROTHY BROWN, Clerk of the Circuit Court
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for the maintenance of Canon micrographic equipment.
Contract period:
June 18, 2003 through June 17, 2004.
(529-441 Account). Requisition
No. 35291357.
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ITEM #14
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication from
MICHAEL F. SHEAHAN, Sheriff of Cook County
by
JOHN MAUL, Acting Executive Director, Department of
Corrections
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for the purchase of toilet tissue and paper towels.
Contract period:
July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004.
(239-330 Account). Requisition
No. 32390030.
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PERMISSION
TO ADVERTISE continued
ITEM #15
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication from
JOHN T. JOINER, Director, Department of Facilities
Management
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for the purchase of four (4) annual tradesman supply
contracts:
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REQ. NO. |
DESCRIPTION |
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32000065 |
Circuit
breakers |
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32000066 |
Drill
bits |
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32000067 |
Plumbing |
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32000068 |
Tile |
Contract period:
March 7, 2003 through March 6, 2004.
(200-333 Account).
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ITEM #16
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication from
MICHAEL F. SHEAHAN, Sheriff of Cook County
by
TIMOTHY G. BRENNAN, Director of Vehicle Services
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for the purchase of various bus parts.
Contract period:
May 1, 2003 through April 30, 2004.
(211-444 Account). Requisition
No. 32110513.
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ITEM #17
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication from
DENNIS MANZKE, Chief of the Administrative Services
Bureau, State’s Attorney’s Office
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for rental of twelve (12) parking spaces for investigators
assigned to the State’s Attorney’s Office at 69 West Washington.
Contract period:
May 1, 2003 through April 30, 2004.
(250-660 Account). Requisition
No. 32500017.
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ITEM #18
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication from
STEPHANIE WRIGHT-GRIGGS, Chief Operating Officer,
Provident Hospital of Cook County
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for the purchase of laboratory reagents and consumables for
the Blood Bank.
Contract period:
June 1, 2003 through May 31, 2005.
(891-365 Account). Requisition
No. 38910434.
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PERMISSION
TO ADVERTISE continued
ITEM #19
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication from
STEPHANIE WRIGHT-GRIGGS, Chief Operating Officer,
Provident Hospital of Cook County
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for the purchase of clinical laboratory consumable supplies.
Contract period:
June 1, 2003 through May 31, 2005.
(891-365 Account). Requisition
No. 38910416.
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ITEM #20
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication from
STEPHANIE WRIGHT-GRIGGS, Chief Operating Officer,
Provident Hospital of Cook County
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for the purchase of surgical grade instruments manufactured
by V. Mueller, Zimmer, Pilling, Walter Lorenz or Aesculap. The requested surgical instruments are
manufactured in ISO9000 certified plants including forging and finishing, and
have a lifetime warranty. The
manufacturers provide the highest quality precision craft instruments, which
reduce the costly replacement and repair of lower grade instruments. The instruments are available through
various distributors.
Contract period:
June 1, 2003 through May 31, 2005.
(891-362 Account). Requisition
No. 38910433.
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ITEM #21
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication from
LACY L. THOMAS, Chief Operating Officer, Stroger
Hospital of Cook County
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for the purchase of laser labels for the patient information
system.
Contract period:
May 1, 2003 through April 30, 2005.
(897-360 Account). Requisition
No. 38976278.
CONTRACTS
ITEM #22
REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS #257753
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 the Bowmark Consulting Group, Springfield, Illinois,
for informing, monitoring and formulating strategies and changes on legislative
and executive issues.
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Reason: |
The Bowmark Consulting Group will monitor and
review initiatives in the Illinois Legislature that relate to the Assessor’s
Office and report the potential impact to the office as well as other
legislation being introduced. The Bowmark
Consulting Group will recommend strategies and interact with legislators in
areas where proposed legislation would impact on the operations and also
advise and assist in intergovernmental activities/projects. |
Estimated Fiscal Impact: $42,000.00. Contract
period: February 18, 2003 through
February 17, 2004. (040-260
Account). Requisition No. 30400030.
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CONTRACTS
continued
ITEM #23
APPROVED
Transmitting a Communication from
DOROTHY BROWN, Clerk of the Circuit Court
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to
enter into a contract with P. Neill Petronella (Hennessy and Roach, P.C.),
Chicago, Illinois, for professional services as labor relations consultants.
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Reason: |
P. Neill Petronella (Hennessy and Roach, P.C.)
will serve as labor relations consultants for the Clerk of the Circuit
Court. Mr. Martin Greene of Greene
& Letts will provide a portion of the services as a subcontractor with
Mr. Petronella. Among other tasks,
they will review correspondence, provide legal research, and advise on
collective bargaining issues. |
Estimated Fiscal Impact: $157,410.00. Contract
period: March 1, 2003 through November
30, 2003. (335-261 Account). Requisition No. 33350030.
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ITEM #24
DEFERRED
TO THE MARCH 6, 2003 MEETING
Transmitting a Communication from
CATHERINE MARAS O’LEARY,
Chief Information Officer,
Bureau of Information Technology &
Automation
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to
enter into a commission-based, revenue generating contract with SBC Illinois,
Chicago, Illinois, formerly known as Ameritech Pay Phone Services, which covers
more than 1,000 public and inmate telephones on County property, for a
three-year period with two one-year extensions. Based on the increase in revenue negotiated in this proposed
contract, the old contract will be terminated on April 30, 2003.
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Reason: |
SBC Illinois is the only provider that can supply
the level of service and maintenance for the County’s inventory of pay
phones. |
Estimated Fiscal Impact: None. Revenue
generating: $18,000,000.00
($6,000,000.00 per year). Contract
period: May 1, 2003 through April 30,
2006. Requisition No. 30090002.