University of Illinois at Chicago
Announcement of an Emergency Award/Quick Purchase
Vendor: Hygieneering Inc.
Final Amount: $40,919.03
The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now Ben Bagby.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Lee Saulter.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Awarded to:Vendor: Hygieneering Inc., Willowbrook, IL
Amount: An estimated $125,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 7/19/2019 through 10/17/2019
Renewals:
None
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Friday, July 19, 2019
The University awarded a contract for respirator fit testing and training .
This emergency/quick purchase was required due to a situation in which public health or safety was threatened.
It was brought to the University's attention via our Vendor Credentialing System (VendorMate), that the employee/owner of the company that is the current vendor has been providing services to the University while he had a summarily suspended license in the state of Washington in 2016 for a series of incidents. As we reviewed this issue with our Compliance & Risk Management Departments we also identified that the vendor's completed Financial Disclosures and Conflicts of Interest document for same employee/owner, Step 7 question 2 asked if individual has had any professional licensure disciplines within the last 10 years which he claimed none. Therefore the university has taken the necessary action to terminate the contract. These services are a critical component of our accreditation & OSHA compliance requirements, and require an emergency replacement vendor.
For additional information, contact:
Chief Procurement Officer - Ben Bagby
State Purchasing Officer - Lee Saulter
This transaction is subject to the State Board of Elections registration and certification requirements of Public Act 095-0971.
The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire
qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
