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Joint resolution authorizing a two-year contract, plus renewal options, with West Publishing Corporation, Eagan, Minnesota, for online legal, public record, investigative, and research services in the estimated annual amount of $250,000.
Staff Summary
• The current contract for online Legal, Public Record, Investigative, and Research services has expired.
• Online legal research provides web-based access to 215 users in various County departments to search legal databases, seven patron access terminals in the Law Library and a core of printed subscription products for the State’s Attorney’s Office, Circuit Court, Public Defender and Law Library.
• Through the State of Illinois Master Agreement, Purchasing identified a cooperative purchasing contract with West Publishing Corporation to procure online legal, public record, investigative, and research services that was competitively solicited and awarded.
• The contract authorizes the Purchasing Agent to enter into, a three-year agreement, with two additional one-year renewal options, that will cost the County an estimated annual amount of $250,000 to be paid from various Lake County accounts.
• Pursuant to Article 10-101 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Purchasing, Lake County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement with West Publishing Corporation.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the current contract for online Legal, Public Record, Investigative, and Research services has expired; and
WHEREAS, online legal research provides web based access to 215 users in various County departments to search legal databases, seven patron access terminals in the Law Library and a core of printed subscription products for the State’s Attorney’s Office, Circuit Court, Public Defender and Law Library; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Article 10-101 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Purchasing, Lake County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of goods with one or more public procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered between the participants; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County,
Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into a contract with West Publishing Corporation, Eagan, Minnesota in the estimated annual amount of $250,000 for Online Legal, Public Record, Investigative, and Research Services charging the costs thereof to various Lake County accounts
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on May 8, 2018.