5749595 Resolution 21-288, Contract No. DCAM-14-CS-0123A Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2015

A RESOLUTION

                                                        

21-288

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

November 3, 2015         

 

                                                                                                                                             

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve multiyear Contract No. DCAM-14-CS-0123A with Nextility, Inc. to develop on-site solar power generation systems at approximately 34 District government buildings, and to authorize payment for the power generated by the systems for a 20-year period.

 

            RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Contract No. DCAM-14-CS-0123A Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2015”.

 

            Sec. 2.(a)  There exists an immediate need to approve Contract No DCAM-14-CS-0123A with Nextility, Inc. to develop on-site solar power generation systems at approximately 34 District government buildings, and to authorize payment for the power generated by the systems for a 20-year period at a competitive price. 

            (b)  Contract No. DCAM-14-CS-0123A is a multiyear contract that requires Council approval pursuant to section 451(c) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.51(c)), and section 202 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code § 1-252.02).

            (c) Approval of Contract No. DCAM-14-CS-0123A is necessary for the District to enter into a long-term agreement with Nextility, Inc. to develop on-site solar power generation systems at approximately 34 District government buildings, and to allow the Department of General Services to purchase the power generated by the systems for a 20-year period at a competitive rate.  The systems must be put in service by Nextility, Inc. before December 31, 2016, in order for the systems to qualify for solar investment tax credits, without which development of the systems is not economically viable.  Given the time required for the development of the systems, including engineering and construction, the District must act immediately. 

 

            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. DCAM-14-CS-0123A Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2015 be adopted after a single reading.

 

            Sec. 4.  This resolution shall take effect immediately.