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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Environment and Sustainability
Vendor: Clarity Partners, LLC., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Environment Control Case Management System
Original Contract Period: 1/1/2018 - 12/31/2022, with two (2), one-year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Renewal and Increase
Proposed Contract Period: Renewal period, 1/1/2024 - 12/31/2024
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,419,249.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 12/13/2017, $1,269,250.00
Increase Requested: $149,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): 3/11/2022, $149,999.00
Previous Board Renewals: N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: 3/11/2022, (1/1/2023-12/31/2023)
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2024 $149,000.00
Accounts: (11569.1161.21120.560225.00000.00000), (11000.1161.10155.520830.00000.00000)
Contract Number(s): 1790-15970
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via: Direct participation. The prime vendor is a certified MBE.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Department of Environment and Sustainability is seeking to exercise the second renewal option to contract 1790-15970 with Clarity Partners, LLC., by way of amendment. The contractor services and enhances the environmental control case management system for the department’s permit, inspection, and enforcement operations. DES also seeks an increase to the contract amount of $149,000.00 for continued software support and enhancements.
Clarity was prequalified through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. Clarity was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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