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Joint resolution authorizing various professional service agreements for psychological services for the Lake County Psychological Services Division of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court in the estimated amounts of $180,000.
Staff Summary
• The current agreements for Lake County Psychological Services expire on April 30, 2017.
• Due to services being recommended by Court staff, as needed or pursuant to court orders, the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court annually budgets for these programs.
• Lake County wishes to enter into contracts for psychological services for the Lake County Psychological Services Division of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court.
• Lake County extended requests to 23 potential service providers and received 13 proposals.
• An ad hoc review committee reviewed all proposals and based on the criteria set forth in the Request for Proposal and reference checks, selected the following eleven providers: One Hope United, Lake County Health Department, NICASA, Behavioral Services, A Safe Place, Omni Youth Services, Community Youth Network, Adelante, Blain and Associates, Creative Counseling and Evaluation, and Vista Health. The Lake County Health Department will be a new provider.
• This contract will cost the County an estimated annual amount of $180,000 and will be managed by the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court and the Psychological Services Division.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 5-102 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, proposals were called for by publication for Psychological Services for the Lake County Psychological Services Division of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to said publication, requests for proposals were extended to 23 providers; and
WHEREAS, sealed proposals were received from 13 service providers and opened in the County Building, Waukegan, Illinois, on February 9, 2017, at 2:00 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the Request for Proposals, an ad hoc committee reviewed all proposals and selected qualified providers in accordance with the service rates established herein; and
WHEREAS, Lake County wishes to enter into contracts for psychological services for the Lake County Psychological Services Division which will be managed by Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court and the Psychological Services Division; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into various Professional Service Agreements for Psychological Services with One Hope United, Lake County Health Department, NICASA, Behavioral Services, A Safe Place, Omni Youth Services, Community Youth Network, Adelante, Blain and Associates, Creative Counseling and Evaluation, and Vista Health for the Lake County Psychological Services Division of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court in the estimated amount of $180,000 charged to various accounts.
DATED at Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, on April 11, 2017.