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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Budget & Management Services
Vendor: Guidehouse, Inc. (f/k/a Grant Thornton Public Sector)
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Budget, Planning, and Financial Analytics Software Selection Services
Original Contract Period: 6/15/2022 - 8/14/2022, with two (2), one-year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Renewal and Increase
Proposed Contract Period: Renewal period 8/15/2023 - 8/14/2024
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,058,161.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Procurement, 7/1/2022, $148,161.00
Increase Requested: $708,069.00
Previous Board Increase(s): 7/28/2022, $910,000.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: 7/28/2022, (8/15/2022-8/14/2023)
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: N/A
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY2023 $708,069
Accounts: 11000.1490.11030.520830
Contract Number(s): 2207-05112
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the MBE- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via: Direct Participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: Request for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase the contract with Guidehouse, Inc. (f/k/a Grant Thornton Public Sector) for consulting services to assist DBMS in identifying a new budget planning and forecasting system for the County and assist DBMS through the RFP process to procure such new budget system. Additional funding has been added to the contract to allow for increased business process consulting related to improvements to various areas of budgetary processes ahead of the implementation of a new budget system for the County. We are also exercising the final renewal option to ensure Guidehouse’s assistance throughout the selection of the software tool and implementation partner.
The original contract was a Comparable Government Procurement pursuant to Section 34-140 of the Cook County Procurement Code. Guidehouse was previously awarded a contract by Texas DIR through a Request for Offer process.
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