Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to modify a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Schorr Architects, Inc. for professional architectural and engineering consulting services for various City renovation projects. This serves as a blanket contract for renovations to City building and building components.
The original contract was authorized by Ordinance No. 1201-2011, passed July 26, 2011, authorized the contract for professional architectural and engineering consulting services for various City renovation projects. This is a planned contract modification, and is necessary to include additional projects and resources that have been identified over time. Establishing a blanket contract is an efficient mechanism by which smaller renovation projects can be scoped and bid. Actual construction projects designed under this contract come back to Council for authorization
It is practical and cost effective for coordination and continuity to modify this contract with Schorr Architects, Inc. It would not be in the best interests of the City to go with another vendor. Prices already established in the contract were used to determine the cost of this modification.
Emergency action is requested so that needed renovations within the City may be designed and/or assessed as quickly as possible.
Schorr Architects, Inc. Contract Compliance No. 03-0499713, expiration date February 9, 2013.
Fiscal Impact: The cost of this modification is $330,000.00. This legislation authorizes the expenditure of $200,000.00 from the Construction Management and $100,000.00 from the Public Safety Capital Improvement Funds. In order to spend these funds, it is necessary to authorize transfers between projects within the Construction Management and Public Safety Capital Improvement Funds and to amend the 2012 Capital Improvement Budget. Also, $30,000 is available per Ordinance No. 1305-2011, which established an A...
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