Transportation of Deceased Persons Specifications_.docx
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- DCI-DChicago-Mortuary Services-RSJ
- Solicitation number
- 22-493ISP-OPERA-B-22594
- Issued by
- Cook County, Illinois
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This document contains the specifications for Transportation of Deceased Persons services for the State of Illinois and the jurisdictions of Cook County and the City of Chicago. The vendor must be licensed as a Funeral Director, respond to calls for service 24/7, and arrive at the scene to remove the deceased from anywhere in Cook County within 60 minutes of the call. The vendor must place the body in a Coroner Bag and transport it to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. The vendor's drivers must have valid licenses and the vendor cannot bill separately for consumables like the Coroner Bag.
The pricing for these services is built into the bid price, and there are no set-asides or incumbents mentioned. The contract requires compliance with Illinois administrative code regarding the transportation and disposition of deceased persons. The term of the contract is not specified.
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Transportation of Deceased Persons Specifications
1) The vendor must be licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as Funeral Director and provide a License number with the bid.
2) The vendor is required to respond to calls for service 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
3) The vendor must arrive at the scene prepared to remove the deceased from anywhere on expressways in Cook County, IL within 60 minutes after a call for service by ISP. Arrival within 60 minutes is a requirement of the contract and failure to arrive within 60 minutes may result in termination of the contract.
4) Vendor must place the body into a Coroner Bag, supplied by the vendor, and transport the deceased to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office located at 2121 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois
5) Vendor agrees the call for service is complete when the Medical Examiner’s Office takes possession of the deceased.
6) Vendor must comply with Transportation and Disposition of Deceased Person, 77ILLAdm. Code, Section 500.50
7) Vendor’s drivers transporting deceased for the State of Illinois must have valid driver’s licenses.
8) Vendor will not bill for consumables including the Coroner Bag which is built into the bid price.
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