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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: Merrick & Company, Greenwood Village, Colorado
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Multi-Aerial Imaging
Original Contract Period: 2/1/2021 - 1/31/2024 with two (2) one-year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Renewal and Increase
Proposed Contract Period: Renewal period, 2/1/2025 - 1/31/2026
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $4,709,241.26
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 1/28/2021, $3,371,723.90
Increase Requested: $2,534,846.58
Previous Board Increase(s): 12/14/2023, $1,337,517.36
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: 12/14/23, 2/1/2024 - 1/31/2025
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: N/A
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2025 $2,534,846.58, FY 2026 $422,474.43
Accounts: 11249.1009.21120.560225 Project Number 24721
Contract Number(s): 2050-18294
Concurrences:
The Contract Specific goal set on this contract is Zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
BOT: N/A
Summary:
This contract provides for the acquisition of multi-aerial imagery. The imagery collection will include orthophotography (bird’s eye view), oblique photography (45-degree angle), and hyperspectral (visible light and infrared) imagery for the entire county. When combined with the county’s geographic information systems (GIS) enterprise software, the imagery gives users the ability to conduct a variety of spatial analysis tasks.
Multi-Aerial imagery acquisition not only assists various county entities but is heavily relied on by other local government throughout the county for planning and public safety purposes. The frequency of data collection will allow users to better monitor changes to Cook County.
The acquisition of these various types of imagery will allow the County employees to continue to assess and monitor the county remotely or through computer automation. This remote sensing leads to a large reduction in time and labor cost along with discovering sources of lost revenue.
This contract was awarded through Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. Merrick was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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