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Authorization to enter into an agreement for window and door security systems.
presenter
Presenter: Leonard Langston, Interim Chief Property Officer
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Recommendation
The Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Chicago Housing Authority ("CHA") recommends that the CHA Board of Commissioners ("Board") approve the award of a contract to the below-listed contractor. The contract shall consist of a five-year term. The total not-to-exceed value of the contract shall be $1,900,000, in accordance with all terms set forth in the table below.
Recommended Awardee
Term
Total Contract Value
Door and Window Guard Systems, Inc.
5 years
$1,900,000
Aggregate Total:
$1,900,000
The requested action complies in all material respects with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, and CHA policies. CHA staff has completed all necessary due diligence to support the submission of this initiative.
Funding
MTW Funds
Background
Door and Window Guard Systems, Inc. (D.A.W.G.S) is a licensed and experienced vendor that will provide on-demand window and door security systems to prevent theft, vandalism, and unauthorized occupation of CHA-owned vacant properties. The systems will consist of galvanized or reinforced steel or similarly durable material. Services will include residential, non-dwelling, and administrative buildings.
Vacant buildings were recently burglarized twice within a week causing mass communication outages at a nearby occupied senior building. Executing a centralized agreement provides an on-demand security system solution for CHA's portfolio.
Procurement Activities
Specifications prepared by CHA staff were publicly advertised as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) Event 3179 for Window and Door Security Systems on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. One bid submission was received on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The initial IFB was first solicited on Monday, January 27, 2025 (Event 3269) and again on March 9, 2025 (Event 3275) due to inadequate competition.
Vendor
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