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PROPOSED PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ITEM AMENDMENT
Department: Department of Law Enforcement
Request: On 9/9/2025, the Board of Commissioners approved a contract for Records Management System and Evidence Management System for the Department of Law Enforcement with Mark43, Inc. This amendment is to add an additional vendor, Tequity Partners, LLC, who is the reseller of the software and the payee underneath the contract.
Item Number: # 25-0307
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Original Text of Item:
PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Department of Law Enforcement
Vendor: Mark43, Inc., New York, New York and Tequity Partners, LLC
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Records Management System and Evidence Management System for the Department of Law Enforcement
Contract Value: $652,883.50
Contract Period: 10/31/2025 – 10/30/2028 with two (2) one-year extension options to be exercised at the discretion of the General Superintendent
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2025 $114,359.04, FY 2026 $161,265.60, FY 2027 $92,219.04, FY 2028 $92,219.04, FY 2029 $94,985.61 (optional), FY 2030 $97,835.17 (optional)
Accounts: Professional Services 51001.520840 Contract Number(s): #74000016672 issued under Project #24-70-010618
Concurrences: The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final contract is subject to legal review and approval.
The contract specific Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise goal for this contract was set to zero.
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: The Department of Law Enforcement proposes to enter into an agreement with Mark43, Inc., for “Software as Services for a Records Management System and Evidence Management System” which includes Case Management, Evidence Management, and an Analytics platform (“System”). This System will enhance the flow of information to our officers which will help increase the safety of the patrons of the...
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