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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Department of Facilities Management
Vendor: Convergint Technologies, LLC, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Maintenance and Repair of EST Fire Alarm System
Contract Value: $500,000.00
Contract period: 11/17/2025 - 11/16/2028, with (1) one, (2) two-year renewal options
Contract Utilization: The Contract-specific goal set on this Contract is Zero.
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2025 $20,833.33 FY 2026 $250,000.00, FY 2027 $229,166.67
Accounts: 11100.1200.12355.540350
Contract Number(s): 2521-05142
Summary: The Department of Facilities Management requests authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute a contract with Convergint Technologies, LLC for Maintenance and Repair of EST Fire Alarm System.
Convergint (Installer and program writer) is the record holder of EST system, and they hold the fire alarm system program for EST fire alarm systems located at Maywood, Forensic Institute, Skokie, Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, Oak Forest Complex, Des Plaines Clinic and DOC. No other vendor can provide this service because of the proprietary program rights. Other vendors cannot access the system to perform maintenance and repairs because of the software program, a special code that only Convergint holds is the only form of access.
This is a Sole Source Procurement pursuant to Section 34-139 of the Cook County Procurement Codeend