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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Budget and Management Services
Vendor: Guidehouse, Inc., Chicago, Illinois (f/k/a Grant Thornton Public Sector)
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Budget, Planning, and Financial Analytics Software Selection Services
Original Contract Period: 6/15/2022-8/14/2022 with two, one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Increase
Proposed Contract Period: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,766,230.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Procurement, 7/1/2022, $148,161.00
Increase Requested: $512,275.20
Previous Board Increase(s): 7/28/2022, $910,000.00; 4/27/2023, $708,069.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: 7/28/2022 (8/15/2022 - 8/14/2023); 4/27/2023 (8/15/2023 - 8/14/2024)
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: N/A
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY2024 $512,275.20
Accounts: 11000.1490.11030.520830
Contract Number(s): 2207-05112
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: Request for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase the contract with Guidehouse, Inc. (f/k/a Grant Thornton Public Sector) for consulting services to assist DBMS in identifying a new budget planning and forecasting system for the County and assist DBMS through the RFP process to procure such new budget system. Additional funding has been added to the contract to allow for Guidehouse's assistance throughout the selection process of the implementation partner of the planning software.
The original contract was a Comparable Government Procurement pursuant to Section 34-140 of the Cook County Procurement Code. Guidehouse was previously awarded a contract by Texas DIR through a Request for Offer proc...
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