REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & AUTOMATION
The Honorable,
The Board of Commissioners of
ATTENDANCE
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Present: |
Chairman Beavers, Vice Chairman Gorman, Commissioners |
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Absent: |
Commissioners Daley, Peraica and Steele (3) |
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Also
Present: |
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Ladies and
Gentlemen:
Your Committee
on Information Technology & Automation of the Board of Commissioners of
Cook County met pursuant to notice on
Your Committee
has considered the following items and, upon adoption of this report, the
recommendations are as follows:
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295902 |
BUREAU OF TECHNOLOGY, by Antonio Hylton,
Chief Information Officer, transmitting a Communication: requesting authorization for the Purchasing
Agent to enter into a contract with APPRISS,
INC., Reason: Appriss, Inc.
is the manufacturer of the software mandated and used by government agencies
within the State of Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$786,000.00 ($262,000.00 per year).
Contract period: Approval of this item would commit Fiscal Year 2008 and
future year funds. Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise
Ordinance. *Referred to the
Information Technology and Automation Committee on |
Commissioner Goslin,
seconded by Commissioner Butler, moved the approval of Communication Number
295902. The motion carried.
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295903 |
BUREAU OF TECHNOLOGY, by Antonio Hylton,
Chief Information Officer, transmitting a Communication: requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter
into a contract with CISCO SYSTEMS,
INC., Chicago, Illinois, for the purchase of network infrastructure
hardware and software used to connect authorized locations to the Cook County
Wide Area Network (WAN) to continue for the Cook County Jail Campus
Communications infrastructure build out. Reason: The scope of work places data
communications hardware in the remaining 10 jail divisions and the
administrative/court building. Once
completed, high speed data can be transmitted and received between buildings
within the jail campus and the Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$1,500,000.00. Contract
period: Sufficient funds have been appropriated to cover this
request. Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise
Ordinance. *Referred to the Information
Technology and Automation Committee on |
Commissioner Goslin,
seconded by Commissioner Butler, moved the approval of Communication Number 295903.
The motion carried.
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295904 |
BUREAU OF TECHNOLOGY, by Antonio Hylton, Chief Information Officer, transmitting a
Communication: requesting authorization for the Purchasing
Agent to enter into a contract with CISCO
SYSTEMS, INC., Reason: This will reduce telecommunications and
computing operating costs. This
additional capacity will also allow the ability to install public safety
video surveillance cameras as required. Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$238,450.00. Contract
period: Sufficient funds have been appropriated to cover this
request. Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise
Ordinance. *Referred to the
Information Technology and Automation Committee on |
Commissioner Goslin, seconded by Commissioner Butler, moved the approval of Communication Number 295904. The motion carried.
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295905 |
BUREAU OF TECHNOLOGY, by Antonio Hylton, Chief Information Officer, transmitting a
Communication: requesting authorization for the Purchasing
Agent to enter into a contract with CISCO
SYSTEMS, INC., Reason: This equipment will be used to upgrade,
install and in some cases replace older equipment at all regional
courthouses, upgrade the Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$2,500,000.00. Contract
period: Sufficient funds have been appropriated to cover this
request. Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise
Ordinance. *Referred to the Information
Technology and Automation Committee on |
Commissioner Goslin,
seconded by Commissioner Butler, moved the approval of Communication Number
295905. The motion carried.
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295906 |
BUREAU OF TECHNOLOGY, by Antonio Hylton, Chief Information Officer, transmitting a
Communication: requesting authorization for the Purchasing
Agent to enter into a contract with MERRICK & COMPANY, Reason: After the completion of a Request for Proposal (RFP)
process for the selection of a company to perform LIDAR and topographic
services, Merrick & Company is being recommended based on its ability to
meet all technical specifications at the lowest cost of all proposers. The RFP was for services to create
county wide digital elevation products. These products will be used to
support the creation of a new topographic database for inclusion in the
County’s enterprise Geographical Information System (GIS). Moreover, these products and services will
result in a higher resolution and more accurate database that support current
and proposed applications for public access, land records management, planimetric mapping, infrastructure management,
engineering, map production, and various land data analyses. Estimated Fiscal Impact: $826,949.16 (FY 2008: $383,385.45; FY 2009:
$433,148.25; and FY 2010: $10,415.46).
Contract period: Sufficient funds are available in
the Geographic Information Systems Fund. Vendor has met the Minority and
Women Business Enterprise Ordinance. *Referred to the Information
Technology and Automation Committee on |
Commissioner Gorman,
seconded by Commissioner Goslin, moved the approval of Communication Number
295906. The motion carried.
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295907 |
BUREAU OF TECHNOLOGY, by Antonio Hylton, Chief Information Officer, transmitting a
Communication: requesting authorization for the Purchasing
Agent to extend for seven (7) months, Contract No. 07-41-350 with GREAT ARC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Reason: This request is necessary to expend the
remaining funds on this contract.
Great Arc Technologies, Inc., who was originally selected through the
Request for Proposal (RFP) process, will be used to perform geodatabase enhancements to incorporate the latest
archiving solution for the Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
environment. Approximately $126,236.40
remains on this contract. The expiration
date of the current contract was Estimated Fiscal Impact:
None. Contract extension: *Referred to the Information
Technology and Automation Committee on |
Commissioner Goslin,
seconded by Commissioner Moreno, moved the approval of Communication Number
295907. The motion carried.
Commissioner Moreno moved to adjourn
the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Goslin.
The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.
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Respectfully
submitted, Committee
on Information Technology & Automation xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx William
M. Beavers, Chairman |
Attest:
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Matthew B. DeLeon, Secretary