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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 increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Enhancements and Support for Environment Management System
Original Contract Period: 1/1/2018 - 12/31/2022, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Increase
Proposed Contract Period: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,568,249.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 12/13/2017, $1,269,250.00
Increase Requested: $100,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s): 11/16/2023, $149,000.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): 3/11/2022, $149,999.00
Previous Board Renewals: 11/16/2023, (1/1/2024 - 12/31/2024)
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 $85,000.00, Capital and Corporate Funds), (FY2025 $15,000.00, Corporate Fund)
Accounts:(11000.1161.10155.520830.00000.00000,$38,412.50),(11569.1161.21120.560225.00000.00000, $20,228.50, Project 27799), (11569.1161.21120.560225.00000.00000, $41,359.00, Project 28560)
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 (DES) respectfully requests authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to amend and increase contract 1790-15970 with Clarity Partners LLC by $100,000.00. Due to a change in the ACH payment processing system by the County's banking vendor, JPMorgan Chase (JPMC), DES must modify its environmental control case management system to be able to continue processing ACH payments of regulatory fees. The needed modifications were unanticipated at the time of the most recent contract amendment.
Clarity Partners, LLC was prequalified through the County’s Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. The contract was awarded based on established evaluation criteria.
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