Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to renew and increase Contract Numbers PO417294, PO417297, and PO417303, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, with DesignLevel, LLC, for the Professional Architectural / Engineering Services - Task Order Basis project, in an amount up to $250,000.00.
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.
The original contracts were established under Ordinance No. 2682-2023 and approved by City Council on October 16, 2023.
Modification No. 1, under Ordinance No. 2323-2024 and approved by City Council on October 7, 2024, extended the expiration date and provided funding for task-oriented projects for the Department of Public Safety.
Renewal No. 1 (current): The contracts’ initial terms are longer than the one-year period from the date of the purchase orders issued November 24, 2023, however, not all funds have been depleted and before all funds are depleted and the contract expires the Department of Finance and Management seeks to exercise the first of the three annual renewals and extend the contract for an additional year.
3. RENEWAL INFO:
A. The amt of additional funds to be expended under the renewal: $250,000.00
Original Contract: $ 750,000.00 (PO417294, PO417297, and PO417303)
Modification No. 1: $ 125,000.00 (PO476919)
Renewal No. 1 (current): $ 250,000.00
New Contract Amount: $1,125,000.00
B. Why the need for additional goods or services could not be foreseen at the time the contract was initially awarded.
The need for additional services was foreseen and mentioned in the original authorizing legislation under Ordin...
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