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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Cook County Clerk
Vendor: Clarity Partners, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to Increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Integrated Cashiering, Accounting, and Enterprise Content Management Solution
Original Contract Period: 8/1/2018 - 7/31/2023, with five (5), one-year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Increase
Proposed Contract Period: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $5,403,222.33
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 9/12/2018, $5,166,222.33
Increase Requested: $900,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s): 4/15/2021, $237,000.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: 9/6/2023, 8/1/2023-7/31/2024
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2024 $900,000
Accounts: 11306-1110-15050-540150
Contract Number(s): 1790-16747
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via 51.7% Self-Performance as an MBE Certified Firm. Prime Vendor is an MBE.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The County Clerk is requesting authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase the Contract for continued support and maintenance of the cashiering system.
This contract is awarded through Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. Clarity was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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