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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
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, Governing and Implementation Services
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: $2,955,945.33
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, 3/14/2018, $449,990.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 2/26/2016, $135,338.00
This Increase Requested: $1,173,351.89
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2018 $277,818.27, FY 2019 $895,533.62
Accounts: 11000.1490.10155.540135 (BOT), 11306.1110.35165.520840 (County Clerk)
Contract Number(s): 1390-13069
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
The Interim Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Bureau of Technology and the County Clerk is requesting authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to approve an increase to Contract No. 1390-13069 with Clarity Partners, LLC. The vendor provides website development, hosting, and support services, which currently supports the County’s main website (cookcountyil.gov) as well as five (5) other site instances for County agencies.
This Contract was awarded through a publicly advertised Request for Proposals (RFP) process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. The Evaluation Committee recommended Clarity Partners, LLC for contract award, which the Board approved at the October 8, 2014 meeting.
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