5703617 Resolution 21-230, Contract No. DCPL-2015-C-0034 Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2015

A RESOLUTION

 

21-230

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

October 6, 2015

 

 

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve multiyear Contract No. DCPL-2015-C-0034 with Gilbane Building Company to provide a 685-calendar-day period for the performance of design-build services for the interim and new Cleveland Park library.

 

 

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Contract No. DCPL-2015-C-0034 Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2015”. 

 

Sec. 2. (a)  There exists an immediate need to approve multiyear Contract DCPL-2015-C-0034 with Gilbane Building Company for design-build services for a new Cleveland Park library and test fits for the interim Cleveland Park library.  The period of performance is 685 calendar days.

(b)  On December 8, 2014, the District of Columbia Public Library (“DCPL”) issued a request for proposals for a contractor to provide Phase 1 of the design-build services for the interim and new Cleveland Park library as part of a 2-step selection process.

(c) On March 17, 2015, the Technical Evaluation Panel compiled the Step 2 report recommending issuing the award to Gilbane Building Company and transmitted the results of the report to the DCPL Chief Procurement Officer.  The Chief Procurement Officer, after performing her own independent assessment of each offeror, recommended that the contract be awarded to Gilbane Building Company, the highest-scored offeror in Step 2 selection process.

(d)  The not-to-exceed total expenditure under this multiyear contract with Gilbane Building Company is in the amount of $2,674,032 for phases 1 and 2 of the contract.

 (e)  Council approval is necessary to allow the performance and payment for these vital services by Gilbane Building Company through an award of this multiyear contract.

 

Sec. 3.  The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Contract No. DCPL-2015-C-0034 Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2015 be adopted after a single reading.

 

Sec. 4.  This resolution shall take effect immediately.