Change Order Notice 19-0097R-B Tollway Technical Assistance Services

The Illinois Tollway Authority is issuing Change Order Notice 19-0097R-B to extend the Tollway Technical Assistance Services contract with the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce through April 30, 2027, with a question deadline of October 8, 2026.

This is a six-month contract extension rather than a new procurement. The change order adds $200,000 to the existing contract, bringing the total estimated value from $1,866,260 to $2,066,260. The original contract began November 1, 2021 and was scheduled to expire October 31, 2026; the extension maintains service continuity while the Illinois Tollway Authority processes and awards a new RFP.

The scope encompasses technical assistance services designed to develop a diverse small business vendor pool, including disadvantaged, minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses. Services include assessment and guidance from program entry through relationship close-out and support for the Tollway's Partnering for Growth (P4G) initiative. The Illinois Tollway Authority determined that discontinuation would severely impair current participants' ability to develop skills for Tollway opportunities and undermine the agency's diversity objectives in construction and professional services projects.

The incumbent contractor is the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (doing business as IHCC) under the original contract #9-0097R-B P-30812. The original structure included an initial term (November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2024 at $1,119,756) and two one-year renewals (each at $373,252). The change order meets posting requirements because it increases contract cost by more than $25,000.