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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: AT&T Corp. Bedminster, New Jersey
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew, and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Telecommunication Services
Original Contract Period: 10/1/2017 - 9/30/22, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Renewal and Increase
Proposed Contract Period:Renewal period 10/1/2023 - 9/30/2024
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $40,319,998.25
Original Approval (Board or Procurement):Board, 10/11/2017, $35,000,000.00
Increase Requested: $5,319,998.25
Previous Board Increase(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: 4/18/2022, (Renewal period 10/1/2022 - 9/30/2023)
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2024: $5,319,998.25
Accounts: 11100-1499-15050-520150
Contract Number(s): 1718-16625
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Bureau of Technology: N/A
Summary: This renewal option will continue to provide telecommunications utility services for all Cook County locations, including the Health and Hospitals System. In addition to ongoing telecommunications services, the County will receive much-needed upgrades to replace legacy telephone service with Voice over IP (VoIP) and increase bandwidth capacity to support mounting demand for data, video, and voice transfer.
This is a Sole Source Procurement pursuant to Section 34-139 of the Cook County Procurement Code.
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