REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY and AUTOMATION

 

September 9, 2009

 

The Honorable,

The Board of Commissioners of Cook County

 

ATTENDANCE

 

Present:

Chairman Beavers, Vice Chairman Gorman, Commissioners Butler, Daley and Schneider (5)

 

Absent:

Commissioners Goslin, Moreno, Peraica and Steele (4)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

        Your Committee on Information Technology and Automation of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County met pursuant to notice on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at the hour of 10:30 A.M. in the Board Room, Room 569, County Building, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois.

 

        Your Committee has considered the following item and, upon adoption of this report, the recommendations are as follows:

 

302427

OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF, Thomas J. Dart, by Alexis A. Herrera, Chief Financial Officer, transmitting a Communication, dated August 5, 2009:

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with BLACKWELL CONSULTING SERVICES, Chicago, Illinois, for the purchase and installation of an integrated cashiering system for the Sheriff's Court Services Division.  Blackwell Consulting Services is recommended based upon the results of a Request for Proposal (RFP) process.

 

Reason:       The Sheriff's Office in conjunction with the Purchasing Agent conducted an RFP process with the goal of awarding a contract to implement and install an integrated cashiering system to improve and update the civil process functions of the Sheriff's Office.  There were four (4) respondents to this Request for Proposal (RFP).  Blackwell Consulting Services was chosen based upon their response to the specific criteria requested and scoring of the selection committee.

 

The purchase of this new system will allow for further integration with the Clerk of the Circuit Court system and provide a vital first step in the automation of the Sheriff's Civil Process Division.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $545,900.74.  Contract period:  October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010.  (715/211-579 Account).  Requisition No. 92110059.

Sufficient funds have been appropriated to cover this request.

 

Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.

 

*Referred to the Committee on Information Technology and Automation on September 1, 2009.

 

Vice Chairman Gorman, seconded by Commissioner Butler, moved the approval of Communication No. 302427.  The motion carried.

 

Chairman Beavers asked the Secretary to the Board to call upon the registered public speakers, in accordance with Cook County Code, Sec. 2-108(dd):

 

1.  George Blakemore – Concerned Citizen

 

 

Vice Chairman Gorman moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Daley.  The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.

 

 

YOUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING ACTION

WITH REGARD TO THE MATTER NAMED HEREIN:

 

Communication Number 302427         Approved

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Committee on Information Technology and Automation

 

 

 

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William M. Beavers, Chairman

 

 

Attest:

 

 

 

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Matthew B. DeLeon, Secretary

 

 

*The audio recording for this meeting is available from the Office of the Secretary to the Board, 118 North Clark Street, Room 567, Chicago, IL 60602.