Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify a professional engineering services contract with Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Services for the Roadway Improvements - Multimodal Transportation Plan design contract.
The intent of this modification is to provide additional funding to the original design contract.
Original contract amount $693,000.00 (Ordinance 1159-2014, EL016298)
Modification number 1 $533,604.75
Total amount of the contract,
including this modification $1,226,604.75
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Services.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this contract is available within the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund.
3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Services’ contract compliance number is 582592493 and expires 9/18/15.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to provide necessary engineering and design funding to prevent unnecessary delays in the Department of Public Service’s Capital Improvement Program.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to modify a professional engineering service contract with Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Services for the Roadway Improvements - Multimodal Transportation Plan design contract; to authorize the expenditure of up to $533,604.75 from the Streets and Highways Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($533,604.75)
Body
WHEREAS, there is a need to modify a professional engineering services contract with Nelson/Hygaard Consulting Services for Roadway Improvements - Multimodal Transportation Plan design contract; and
WHEREAS, a modification was anticipated to add additional funds; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to modify this contract so that funding can ...
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