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PROPOSED CONTRACT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: Guidehouse LLP., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Services in support of Integrated Property Tax System
Contract Value: $2,795,717.50
Contract period: 10/1/2023 - 12/31/2024 with one (1) one-year renewal option
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2023 $822,130.00, FY 2024 $2,153,587.50
Accounts: 11569.1009.21120.560227.00000.00000
Contract Number(s): 2310-06273
Concurrence(s):
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via: Direct Participation
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
TECHNOLOGY: N/A
Summary: The Bureau of Technology is requesting authorization by the Board of Commissioners for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter a new contract with Guidhouse LLP (Guidehouse). Guidehouse is an essential partner in providing Project and Program Management services including Quality Assurance (QA) support for the Integrated Property Tax System (IPTS) project. At the direction of the Bureau of Technology, Guidehouse has worked closely with Tyler Technologies, offices of the Assessor, Clerk and Treasurer to plan and track activities related to the IPTS implementation. Guidehouse will continue to support the Bureau of Technology as it modernizes and standardizes its current Project Management Office (PMO). The Bureau of Technology has requested Guidehouse to analyze and provide recommendations for improvement to BOT’s internal program management processes. Guidehouse will provide consulting services across three workstreams: Enterprise Governance, Portfolio Optimization, and Project Management Processes. In this instance the goal is to retire all property related legacy systems, and this contract will help the County meet its strategic goals.
Total MBE/WBE participation target of 35%:
-TWEG - 21% (WBE and MBE)
-Amerigo - 9% (WBE and MBE)
-DMD - 6% (WBE)
This is a Comparable Government Procurement pursuant Section 34-140 of the Procurement Code. Guidehouse was previously awarded a contract through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process through the National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA), a national government purchasing cooperative in cooperation with the Region 14 Education Service Center, Abilene, Texas. Cook County wishes to leverage this procurement effort.
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