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Technology Committee approves Tanium and BSI maintenance contracts; receives sheriff radio tower contract
Summary
The DuPage County Technology Committee on May 6, 2025, approved a purchase order to Xi International Corp. for maintenance of the Tanium endpoint security platform ($51,744) and a maintenance contract with Business Software Inc. for BSI Tax Factory payroll software ($18,461.10).
The DuPage County Technology Committee on May 6, 2025, approved a purchase order to Xi International Corp. for annual maintenance of the Tanium endpoint security platform for the period June 7, 2025, through June 6, 2026, for a contract total amount of $51,744. Committee members also approved a one‑year maintenance contract with Business Software Inc. for BSI Tax Factory payroll tax calculation and compliance software for June 16, 2025, through June 15, 2026, for $18,461.10. Both motions were moved and seconded and approved by voice vote.
Why it matters: the Tanium maintenance contract supports endpoint security across county systems; IT staff said the county reduced the cost this year by adjusting license counts and negotiating with the vendor. An IT presenter credited Joe Hamlin and his team for reviewing licenses, removing unneeded endpoints and negotiating the lower price: "The end result was that it went from a hundred and 5,000 down to 51,000 after that review," the presenter said, describing the vendor negotiation and internal license adjustments.
IT staff explained that the BSI Tax Factory contract supports the county's HR payroll calculations and that the function will move to Dayforce after the next year. "This is the last year for using the software when we go to the Dayforce solution," the presenter said.
The committee also received and placed on file an informational recommendation (receive and place on file) for a contract to Key Tower LLC to provide radio tower maintenance and equipment upgrades for the sheriff’s office for the period May 13, 2025, through May 12, 2028, for a contract total not to exceed $211,365; the Key Tower item was presented as informational and was received by the committee.
Discussion vs. decision: committee discussion included questions about departmental use (IT confirmed the BSI software is used by HR) and cost‑saving steps for the Tanium renewal; the formal actions were approval of the Tanium and BSI maintenance contracts and receipt of the Key Tower contract recommendation.
Ending: all contract approvals were adopted by voice vote; committee members were encouraged to direct technical questions to IT staff who worked on the procurements.
