ORDINANCE NO. 230968
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Sponsor: Director of General Services Department
Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to exceed the $1,000,000.00 contract authorization threshold in Code of Ordinances Section 3-41(a)(2) in order to execute an amendment to Contract No. EV2923 with Otis Elevator Services for the purpose of maintenance and repair upgrades to City Hall’s elevator system.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 3-41(a)(2), department directors may enter into contracts involving goods, supplies, and procurement of materials in which the term does not exceed six years, or six one-year terms and consideration does not exceed $1,000,000.00; and
WHEREAS the Manager of Procurement Services entered into Contract EV2925 with Otis Elevator Services on November 29, 2021, for the purpose of providing elevator installation, maintenance, and repair services at City Hall; and
WHEREAS the contract parties further desire to modernize the machine room, doors, hoistways, hall fixtures, and health products within City Hall’s elevator system in order to continue providing a safe and efficient means of transportation for staff and guests (the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 3-41, the City Council must authorize construction contracts in excess of $1,000,000.00; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the Manager of Procurement Services is authorized to exceed the $1,000,000.00 contract authorization threshold in Code of Ordinances Section 3-41(a)(2) in order to execute an amendment to contract EV2925 with Otis Elevator Services for the purpose of modernizing City Hall’s elevator system, using departmental funds previously appropriated in the FY2023-2024 budget to Account No. AL-3448-077700-611060-07P23061.
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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.
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Tammy L. Queen
Director of Finance
Approved as to form:
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Samuel Miller Assistant City Attorney