TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 18, 2019
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
Mr. Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director
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Issue Purchase Order and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Cook County to serve as the District's Inspector General for a three-year period in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000.00, Account 101-11000-612430, Requisition 1519454 (As Revised)
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Dear Sir:
Authority is requested to issue a purchase order and enter into an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Cook County authorizing Cook County’s Office of Independent Inspector General (OIIG) to serve as the District’s Inspector General for a three-year period in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000.00.
On May 17, 2018, the Board of Commissioners authorized the District to enter into discussions with Cook County to explore terms related to authorizing the District’s use of Cook County’s Independent Inspector General to serve as the District’s Inspector General. The Law Department and the OIIG then exchanged various draft IGAs which ultimately resulted in the attached final draft IGA. The proposed IGA is attached for review and approval by the Board. The IGA must be approved by the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
Key provisions of the proposed IGA include the following: the functions, authority, and powers of the OIIG are extended to include the operations of the District in the same manner and extent as applied to Cook County; the Independent Inspector General shall assign the equivalent of two full-time investigators relating to District matters and additional investigators and other professional staff if necessary; the District shall provide office space for Independent Inspector General staff; and the Independent Inspector General shall provide quarterly reports to the District’s Board of Commissioners and Executive Director.
A companion transmittal letter is also on this agenda seeking approval to adopt Ordinance O19-003 establishing the functions, authority and powers of the OIIG pursuant to the Independent Inspector General Ordinance which will extend to include the operations of the District in the same manner and to the same extent as applied to Cook County, except as limited by Ordinance O19-003.
Appendix A and Appendix V are not included in this contract because it does not provide practical or cost-effective opportunities for direct or indirect subcontracting.
Based on the foregoing, it is requested that the Board of Commissioners authorize the District to issue a purchase order and enter into an IGA with Cook County to serve as the District's Inspector General for a three-year period in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000.00 in substantially the same form and substance as the attached IGA. It is further requested that the President of the Board of Commissioners, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Executive Director, General Counsel, and Clerk be authorized to execute said agreement on behalf of the District, as well as any documents necessary to effectuate the IGA.
Funds for the 2019 expenditure, in the amount of $600,000.00, are available in Account 101-11000-612430. Funds for the 2020 and 2021 expenditures are contingent on the Board of Commissioners’ approval of the District’s budget for those years.
Requested, Susan T. Morakalis, General Counsel, STM:LAG:JBM:mmv
Recommended, Darlene A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management
Respectfully Submitted, Barbara J. McGowan, Chairman Committee on Procurement
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for April 18, 2019
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