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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): County Clerk
Vendor: Clarity Partners, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Professional Services for Website Branding, Governance and Implementation
Original Contract Period: 11/1/2014 - 10/31/2019, with two (2), two (2) year renewal options
Proposed Contract Extension Period: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $2,505,955.33
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 10/8/2014, $1,245,279.33
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 4/13/2016, $1,125,338.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 2/26/2016, $135,338.00
This Increase Requested: $449,990.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2018 $449,990.00
Accounts: 11306-520840 (Professional Services)
Contract Number(s): 1390-13069
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
The Bureau of Technology concurs
Summary: This increase will provide the County Clerk’s Information Technology Department with additional hosting infrastructure, backup and recovery capability, and additional programming and support services needed to ensure security and interoperability of the website and other Clerk’s systems for the Cook County Clerk Website redevelopment project.
Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Clarity Partners, LLC was awarded a contract based on established evaluation criteria.end