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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Office of the State's Attorney, Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Department of Revenue
Vendor: Harris & Harris, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Debt Collection Services
Original Contract Period: 8/1/2011 - 7/31/2014
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 8/1/2014 - 7/31/2015
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: Revenue generating (17.25% contingency fee)
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 7/27/2011
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: N/A
Contract Number(s): 10-50-1072B
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs
Summary: This contract was approved by the Cook County Board of Commissioners on 7/27/2011 and expires on 7/31/2014. The extension will allow for the complete contract negotiation, project planning, and transition (if necessary) of the new Countywide Debt Collection Vendors selected pursuant to a Request for Proposal currently under review for release. The extension will provide time for the using agencies to have continuation of service, especially for existing placed accounts in the collection process cycle, including the litigation process through the Department of Administrative Hearings. The time period for extension would be from 8/1/2014 through 7/31/2015.
Neither the amended contract nor the extension prevents the County or Board from exercising an earlier termination period.
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