Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Development to modify a contract with Metropolitan Community Services, Inc. dba MSC Touch Agency (MSC) in order to amend the scope of services of the contract.
A contract was executed with MSC in May 2020 (PO224892) in the amount of $10,000.00 to provide Lawn Care and Miscellaneous Maintenance Services. It was discovered after the contract was executed that the scope of services did not include payment of an administration fee, as has been customary when entering into contracts with not-for-profit agencies providing these services in the department’s Community Land Care program. The payment of the administrative fee would be applicable starting the effective date of the contract (PO224892).
Emergency action is requested in order to make payment of the administrative fee to the agency as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact for this modification.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a contract with Metropolitan Community Services, Inc., dba MSC Touch Agency (MSC), in order to amend the scope of services of the contract to allow payment of an administrative fee starting the effective date of the contract; and to declare an emergency.
Body
Whereas, the Department of Development entered into a contract with Metropolitan Community Services, Inc., dba MSC Touch Agency (MSC), in May 2020 under PO22489 in which an administrative fee was inadvertently not included in the scope of services; and
Whereas, the department desires to continue contracts with various community based non-profit corporations to maintain and improve the lots and provide these organizations an administrative fee for the services under contract; and
WhereaS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to modify a contract with Metropolitan Community Services to ma...
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