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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Cook County Treasurer
Vendor: Bob Benjamin Consulting Ltd., Evanston, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to Increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Communication Consulting Services
Original Contract Period: 2/27/2020 - 2/26/2022 with one (1) one-year renewal
Proposed Amendment Type: Increase
Proposed Contract Period: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $140,000.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Procurement, 2/27/2020, $140,000.00
Increase Requested: $70,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: 2/27/2022 - 2/26/2023
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2022 $58,334.00, FY 2013 $11,666.00
Accounts: 11854.1060.10155.520835
Contract Number(s): 1925-17952
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via full MBE/WBE waiver.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: Communication services pertaining to various taxpayer and Third-Party notifications such as: due dates, tax sale, DDO, refunds, drafting of correspondence to and from taxpayers, tax districts, Cook County officials and other units of local government.
This contract was awarded through Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. Bob Benjamin Consulting was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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