ORDINANCE NO. 260876
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Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department
Authorizing the Director of Water Services to execute a $202,000.00 Cooperative Agreement with Bridging the Gap, Inc., for the Leak Stoppers Program, Renewal No. 5, for a total agreement amount of $1,119,500.00; and authorizing an extension of the term of Contract No. 20003-5 for an additional three one-year renewal options with further City Council approval for a total term of eight years.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE recommends “Advance and Do Pass, Debate”
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WHEREAS, on or about June 15, 2020, the City of Kansas City, Missouri (“City”), through its Water Services Department (“KC Water”), entered into a Cooperative Agreement (“Agreement”) with Bridging the Gap, Inc., in the amount of $183,000.00, with renewal options to fund the Leak Stoppers Program which is designed to fix home water leaks in the City’s low-income, urban core neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement was renewed in June 2021 in the amount of $183,000.00; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 221007, passed on December 8, 2022, approved a $183,000.00 Renewal No. 2 Agreement, which was renewed in April 2023; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 240550, passed on August 1, 2024, approved a $183,000.00 Renewal No. 3 Agreement, which was renewed in December 2024; and
WHEREAS, a $2,500.00 Amendment No. 1 to Renewal No. 3 was approved in January 2025, adding scope changes to the agreement; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 250716, passed on October 2, 2025, approved a $183,000.00 Renewal No. 4 Agreement, which was renewed in November 2025; and
WHEREAS, KC Water and Bridging the Gap, Inc. desire to renew this contract for a fifth time bringing the total expended to $1,119,500.00; and
WHEREAS, this proposed ordinance will also request approval of three one-year renewal options with further City Council approval to continue this successful program as the number of renewal terms allowed under Code of Ordinance Section 3-43(a) will be exceeded ...
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