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Joint committee action approving a Change Order Number One for a contract to procure information technology (IT) services for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) in an amount not to exceed $108,125.
Staff Summary
• At the May 9, 2017, Lake County Board meeting a contract was authorized with Prescient Development, Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois, in the amount of $67,392 for the procurement of IT services in the form of IT staff augmentation for the LCSO.
• The contract was executed due to a challenge in hiring a full-time LCSO IT Manager and two IT Technicians. Appropriate levels of expertise and staffing related to technology is critical to the operations of the LCSO.
• Before the IT Manager position was filled there was an unexpected absence in the LCSO IT staff, which required an increase in the utilization of staff augmentation services.
• There is a critical need to modify the agreement and increase the amount by $40,733 for a total not to exceed $108,125. This modification will provide for the payment of additional services rendered and full-time augmented staff person through the end of fiscal year 2017.
• In accordance with Article 8, Section 101 (1) of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance it is hereby requested that the Purchasing Agent be authorized to enter into a Change Order for IT staff augmentation in the amount not to exceed $40,733 which will increase the not to exceed amount to $108,125.
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TO: Chair, Law and Judicial Committee
Chair, Financial and Administrative Committee
FROM: RuthAnne Hall, Purchasing Agent
Dawn Wucki-Rossbach, Business Manager
DATE: September 17, 2017
RE: Change Order Number One Number One - IT Staff Augmentation
1. The Lake County Board at its May 2017, Board meeting authorized a contract with Prescient Development, Inc. of Schaumburg, Illinois, in the amount of $67,392 for the procurement of IT staff augmentation services for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
2. This Change Order Number One is being requested in the amount of $40,733 to provide an additional 502.87 hours of IT staff augmentation services.
3. In accordance with Article 8, section 101 (1) of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, it is hereby requested that the Purchasing Agent be authorized to enter into the Change Order Number One for the purchase of an additional 502.87 hours of IT staff augmentation services.