Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to modify a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Feinknopf Macioce Schappa Architects for professional architectural and engineering consulting services for various city renovation projects. This serves as a blanket contract for renovations to city and building components, and plan review services. Ordinance No. 0510-2014, passed by City Council on March 26, 2014, authorized the original contract for professional architectural and engineering consulting services for various city renovation projects.
This modification authorizes additional funding for the blanket contract for renovations to city building and building components. A blanket contract is an efficient mechanism by which smaller renovation projects can be more efficiently scoped and bid. Actual construction projects designed under this contract come back to Council for authorization. It is practical and cost effective for ongoing coordination and planning to modify this contract with Feinknopf Macioce Schappa Architects. It would not be in the best interests of the city to go with another vendor at this time.
Emergency action is requested so that needed renovations within the city may be designed and/or assessed as quickly as possible.
Feinknopf Macioce Schappa Architects Contract Compliance No. 31-1284919, expiration date November 12, 2015.
Fiscal Impact: The cost of this contract is $150,000.00. This legislation authorizes the expenditure of $75,000.00 from the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund and $75,000.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund, for a total expenditure of $150,000.00.
Title
To amend the 2014 Capital Improvement Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds within the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund and the Safety Voted Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to modify a contract on behalf of the O...
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