Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to modify and increase the Office of Construction Management's professional service contract (authorized by Ordinance No. 1088-2005, passed 07/20/2005 in the amount of $213,700.00; modified by Ordinance No. 0938-2006, passed 06/08/2007 in the amount of $40,000.00) with Harris Design Services for the redesign, consulting, and construction administration services in order to produce the new K-9 Facility for the McKinley Avenue Police Complex. This modification is the result of additional scope revisions for a redesign of the kennel area, based upon the operational needs of the Division of Police.
The contract modification is necessary as it will provide for the payment of additional services that exceeded the original base scope.
Emergency action is requested to complete the project design work as soon as possible in order to maintain the identified construction schedule, thereby providing needed public safety services as quickly as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: The modification amount requested under this ordinance is $29,000.00. The amount of the original contract was $213,700.00. This was modified previously in the amount of $40,000.00. The contract total, including this modification is $282,700.00. Harris Design Services Contract Compliance #31-6568390, expiration date 04/13/2008 MBE.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to modify and increase an existing professional services contract with Harris Design Services, in connection with the new K-9 Facility for the McKinley Avenue Police Complex, to authorize the additional expenditure of $29,000.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($29,000.00).
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WHEREAS, there were scope revisions in the architectural and engineering services relative to the original project scope, including research and revisions; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify an...
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