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Joint committee action approving a Contract Modification for a contract with SHI of Somerset, New Jersey, in the amount of $38,066.
Staff Summary
* The 2026 Capital Improvement Program, as part of the Technology Improvement Plan - Security Initiatives, included the purchase of a security support tool.
* In September 2024, a contract was approved with SHI for security patching and provisioning software in the amount of $229,482, with options to renew with contracted annual increases.
* The SHI contract has the capacity to include the security support tool to the existing contract in the amount of $38,066 for the remaining eight months of the current contract term (October 27, 2025, to October 26, 2026).
* The addition of the tool, if approved, will increase the 2026 renewal by $56,632 for the final contract term (October 27, 2026, to October 26, 2027) to $315,412.
* In accordance with Section 33.082 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, when the total of change orders, contract modifications, or price adjustments on any contract approved by resolution by the County Board exceeds 10 percent of the original contract amount, approval of the standing committee in charge of the contracting department or agency and the Financial and Administrative Committee is required.
* This committee action authorizes and directs the Purchasing Agent to execute a contract modification with SHI, increasing the value of the contract for an essential security support tool.
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JOINT COMMITTEE ACTION ITEM
TO: Chair, Financial & Administrative Committee
FROM: Yvette M. Albarran, Purchasing Agent
DATED: March 5, 2026
RE: Joint Committee action approving Contract Modification for a contract with SHI of Somerset, New Jersey, in the amount of $38,066.
1. The 2026 Capital Improvement Program, as part of the Technology Improvement Plan - Security Initiatives, included the purchase of a security support tool.
2. In September 2024, a contract was approved with SHI for securit...
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