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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Revenue, Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Office of the Sheriff, Recorder of Deeds, Office of the Treasurer
Vendor: LexisNexis Vitalchek Network, Inc., Brentwood, Tennessee
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Countywide Credit Card Processing Service
Original Contract Period: 2/2/2012 - 2/1/2015
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 2/2/2016 - 2/1/2017
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $120,000.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 2/1/2012
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 12/17/2014, $120,000.00, 2/2/2015 - 2/1/2016
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $37,275.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2016 $37,275.00
Accounts: 007-249
Contract Number(s): 11-87-007
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The amendment would allow the County to exercise the second of two renewal options with LexisNexis Vitalchek Network Inc. A Countywide Credit and Debit Card Request for Proposal for a new contract is currently in process. This amendment would allow the vendor to process all credit card transaction on behalf of all County User Agencies for continuation of service provided at 2.13%. Only Department of Revenue is absorbing the fees, DOR anticipates an increase in revenue collection, as tax payers are more likely to pay funds owed to the County using their credit cards as a more convenient method of payment.
The contract was awarded through the Request for Proposals (RFP) process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. LexisNexis Vitalchek Network, Inc. was awarded based on established evaluation criteria.
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