ORDINANCE NO. 240631
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Sponsor: Director of the Public Works Department
Authorizing Agreement Amendment No. 6 for $275,000.00 with OWN, Inc. for design services in the inspection of city sidewalks for a total contract amount of $1,562,725.00; recognizing the Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Department goals; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, Council passed Committee Substitute for Resolution 170516, expressing support in a data-driven systematic sidewalk program to prioritize sidewalk inspections and repairs; and
WHEREAS, Council passed Ordinance No. 190286, approving a design services agreement with Anderson Engineering, Inc., now known as OWN, Inc. (“OWN”,) in the amount of $466,225.00 for the project; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works authorized Agreement Amendment No. 1 with OWN in the amount of $46,500.00 for additional design study scope items; and
WHEREAS, Council passed Ordinance No. 200849, approving Agreement Amendment No. 2 for design services contract with OWN in the amount of $200,000.00 for the project; and
WHEREAS, Council passed Ordinance No. 210929, approving Agreement Amendment No. 3 for design services with OWN in the amount of $200,000.00 for the project; and
WHEREAS, Council passed Ordinance No. 221073, approving Agreement Amendment No. 4, for design services with OWN in the amount of $260,000.00 for the project; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works authorized Agreement Amendment No. 5 with OWN, Inc. in the amount of $115,000.00 for additional design study scope items; and
WHEREAS, Agreement Amendment No. 6 is needed to inspect additional 139.5 miles; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to execute Agreement Amendment No. 6 with OWN for design services in the inspection of various sidewalks, generally between 48th Street and South City Limits, in the amount of $275,000.00 with a total contract price of $1,562,725.00 from funds previously appropriated to the following accounts:
AL-3524-898077-B-89022011 (RFQ) for Sidewalk Inspection $125,000.00
AL-3525-898077-B-89061076 Sdwk FY24-25 CWA Citywide #1 150,000.00
TOTAL: $275,000.00
A copy of the amendment is on file in the office of the Director of Public Works.
Section 2. The Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Department (CREO), to assure fair representation by socially and economically disadvantaged groups, approved for this project, a thirteen percent (13%) representation by Minority Owned Businesses and an eight percent (8%) representation by Women Owned Businesses.
Section 3. That this ordinance, relating to the design, repair, maintenance or construction of a public improvement, is recognized as having an accelerated effective date provided by Section 503(a)(3)(D) of the City Charter and shall take effect in accordance with Section 503, City Charter.
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The City has no financial obligation under both this Ordinance and Contract until the Director of Public Works issues a Purchase Order which shall be signed by the City's Director of Finance certifying there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment will be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation incurred in the Purchase Order.
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Tammy L. Queen
Director of Finance
Approved as to form:
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Dustin E. Johnson
Assistant City Attorney