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Contract for Mental Health Billing Services: Kenneth Young Center

Original title: Contract 20948: KENNETH YOUNG CENTER — PRO SERV CONSULTING UNDER $250,000 (Chicago, IL)

March 23, 2012

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The Frame

What this does

This contract authorizes the expenditure of $48,000 in public funds to provide technical billing support for mental health services managed by the Department of Business & Information Services.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Kenneth Young Center

The organization is contracted to provide specific consulting and billing services in exchange for $48,000.

Dept of Business & Information Services

The department is responsible for managing the emergency purchase and the resulting billing software implementation.

What changed

Last recorded activity March 23, 2012.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

The City of Chicago issued an to the Kenneth Young Center for specialized mental health billing software and consulting services. The contract is valued at $48,000.

Key Facts

  • The contract is valued at $48,000.
  • The vendor is the Kenneth Young Center.
  • The contract is classified as an emergency purchase order.
  • The services provided are custom information solutions for mental health billing.
  • The contract was approved on March 23, 2012.
  • The overseeing department is the Department of Business & Information Services.
  • The vendor is located at 1001 Rohlwing Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of this contract?
The contract is for an emergency purchase of custom information solutions to assist with mental health billing services.
How much is the city paying for these services?
The total award amount for this contract is $48,000.

Why It Matters

This contract authorizes the expenditure of $48,000 in public funds to provide technical billing support for mental health services managed by the Department of Business & Information Services.

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policy shift70% confidence

Emergency Procurement Usage

The use of an 'emergency purchase order' for software services suggests a time-sensitive need for billing infrastructure within the city's mental health services.

Connected Entities

organizationKenneth Young CenterThe vendor providing the consulting and billing services.Map →
location1001 Rohlwing Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL, 60007The business address of the vendor.Map →
organizationDept of Business & Information ServicesThe city department overseeing the contract.Map →

Sources

Open source document

data.cityofchicago.org

Analysis Score

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  • Significance25
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy10
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz5
    Current news / social attention level

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