4958075 Resolution 20-497, “Change Orders Nos. 002 through 005 to Contract No. DCAM-12-CS-0152 Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”

A RESOLUTION

 

20-497 

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

May 28, 2014

 

 

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Change Orders Nos. 002 through 005 to Contract No. DCAM-12-CS-0152 between the District of Columbia government and Chiaramonte-Hess, A Joint Venture, for design-build services for Ballou Senior High School, and to authorize payment to Chiaramonte-Hess, A Joint Venture, in the aggregate amount of $13,658,662 for the goods and services received and to be received under these change orders.

 

            RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Change Orders Nos. 002 through 005 to Contract No.  DCAM-12-CS-0152 Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”.

 

            Sec. 2.(a)  There exists an immediate need to approve Change Orders Nos. 002 through 005 to Contract No. DCAM-12-CS-0152 for design-build services for Ballou Senior High School in the aggregate amount of $13,658,662 and to authorize payment for the goods and services received and to be received from Chiaramonte-Hess, A Joint Venture, under these change orders. 

            (b)  The underlying contract was previously approved by the Council (CA20-0026).  Change Order No. 001 was also previously approved by the Council (CA20-0164).  Thereafter, the Department of General Services issued Change Order No. 002 with a value of $121,985; Change Order No. 003 with a value of $748,725; and Change Order No. 004 with a value of $114,303.  The total value of Change Orders Nos. 002 through 004 was less than $1 million; thus, Change Orders Nos. 002 through 004 did not require Council approval.

            (c) Change Order No. 005 in the amount of $12,673,649 will increase the aggregate value of the change orders to $13,658,662.

(d)  Council approval of Change Orders Nos. 002 through 005 in the aggregate amount of $13,658,662 is required pursuant to section 451 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.51), because the change orders will increase the total expenditure under the contract by an amount in excess of $1 million during a 12-month period.

(e)  Approval is necessary to compensate Chiaramonte-Hess, A Joint Venture, for work completed under Change Orders Nos. 002 through 004 and work to be completed under Change Order No. 005 to Contract No. DCAM-12-CS-0152.

            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 Change Orders Nos. 002 through 005 to Contract No.  DCAM-12-CS-0152 Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2014 be adopted after a single reading.

 

            Sec. 4.  This resolution shall take effect immediately.