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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): General Office, Communications
Vendor: Marj Halperin Consulting, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County to extend and increase the current contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Media and public relations consulting professional services for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Original Contract Period: 11/1/2014 - 11/1/2015
Administrative Extension: Sixty (60) day extension, 11/2/2015 - 12/31/2015
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 1/1/2016 - 04/30/2016
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $110,000.00
Original Approval: 11/25/2014, $100,000.00
Previous Increase(s): 10/25/2015, $10,000.00
This Increase Requested: $40,000.00
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2016 $40,000.00
Accounts: Contractual Services, 01-6200
Contract Number(s): 14-10-109
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
The Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance Provisions.
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: An extension and amendment to the Marj Halperin Consulting Contract, initially selected through the Request for Proposal process is requested to provide continued supplemental support to the General Office Communications Division. An extension with “MHC” will ensure seamless transition in 2016 and the ability to continue the marketing and communications work that has been developed in 2015 towards the ongoing Next Century Conservation Plan and Camping Initiatives.
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