Section 27-4626. CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS

 

4626.1The Contracting Officer may modify a contract subject to the provisions of this section.

 

4626.2A modification must be within the general scope of the original contract.  Any requirement for extra work that goes beyond the contract’s general scope shall be the subject of a new procurement.

 

4626.3A contract modification in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall be approved by the CCO.

 

4626.4A contract modification may be effected: 

 

(a)By a bilateral agreement executed by the Contracting Officer and an authorized representative of the contractor; or

 

(b)By the Contracting Officer’s issuance of a written change order, when the contract includes a changes clause permitting the Contracting Officer to make unilateral changes in the contract work.  Under such a clause, the contractor is obligated to perform in accordance with a change order issued by the Contracting Officer, and the contract price is adjusted to reflect the increase or decrease in costs caused by the change.

 

authority

The Board of Directors of the Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation (Board), pursuant to authority granted by sections 105(a), 106(6), and 111 of the Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation Establishment Emergency Amendment Act of 2010 (Act), effective July 7, 2010 (D.C. Act 18-476; 57 DCR 6937 (August 6, 2010), and applicable sections of any subsequent substantially identical emergency, temporary, or permanent legislation.

source

Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 8507 (October 8, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3086 (April 18, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 4565, 4593 (May 27, 2011); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 58 DCR 4787 (June 3, 2011).