Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to modify and increase contract numbers PO417294, PO417297, and PO417303, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, with DesignLevel, LLC, for the Architectural / Engineering Services - Task Order Basis project.
These indefinite quantity contracts provide the Office of Construction Management with continual, contractual access to resources that are necessary to perform professional architectural / engineering services as well as provide technical expertise for the Department of Finance and Management to implement projects for various City of Columbus departments.
2. CONTRACT AWARD: The Department of Finance solicited Requests for Proposals on July 24, 2023. DesignLevel, LLC was awarded the contract under Ordinance No. 2682-2023, approved by City Council on October 16, 2023.
3. MODIFICATION INFO:
A. The amt of additional funds to be expended under the modification: $125,000.00 for the Department of Public Safety
Original Contracts: PO417294, PO417297, PO417303 $750,000.00
Modification No. 1 (current) $125,000.00
Total (Original and Renewal) $875,000.00
B. Why the need for additional goods or services could not be foreseen at the time the contract was initially awarded.
The original term of the contracts is one year from the date of issuance of the purchase order, with the option for up to three (3) annual renewals. The expiration date of these contract is November 24, 2024. The Department would like to modify the contract to extend the expiration date to read “The term of the contract is one year from the date of issuance of the purchase order or, until all funds are depleted, with the option for up to three annual renewals”.
The addition of $125,000.00 would be considered an annual renewal under the terms of the contract mentioned above.
C. Why it would not be in the city’s best interests to have the additional contract requirements ...
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