ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
23-472
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
July 21, 2020
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Change Order Nos.
4 and 7 to Contract No. DCAM-17-CS-0049, between the Department of General Services
and District Veterans Contracting, increasing the aggregate amount of the Contract by
$1,430,812.97 to the lump sum price of $9,297,321.97, and to authorize payment to District
Veterans Contracting for services received and to be received under these change orders.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
resolution may be cited as the Change Order Nos. 4 and 7 to Contract No. DCAM-17-CS-0049
with District Veterans Contracting Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration
Resolution of 2020.
Sec. 2.(a) There exists an immediate need to approve Change Order Nos. 4 and 7 to
Contract No. DCAM-17-CS-0049 (Contract) between the Department of General Services
(Department) and District Veterans Contracting (Contractor) and to authorize payment to the
Contractor in the increased aggregate amount of $9,297,321.97 for Wilson Building Exterior
Restoration Phase 2 services received and to be received under these change orders.
(b) On July 7, 2017, the underlying Contract was deemed approved by the Council as
CA22-0214. The underlying Contract, as submitted to Council, included an initial not-to-exceed
amount of $4,993,054.
(c) Change Order No. 1, previously submitted to the Council and approved as CA22-
0405 on February 26, 2018, increased the Contracts lump sum price from $4,993,054 by
$2,873,455 to $7,866,509. Change Order No. 2, in the amount of $0, was executed on June 5,
2018. Change Order No. 3, in the amount of $0, was executed on February 28, 2019. Change
Order No. 4 was executed on May 17, 2019, and increased the Contracts lump sum price by
$505,812.97. Change Order No. 5, in the amount of $0, was executed on August 1, 2019. Change
Order No. 6 in the amount of $0, was executed on January 31, 2020. The aggregate value of
Change Order Nos. 2 through 6 is not over $1 million; thus, Councils approval was not required.
(d) Council approval is now required as proposed Change Order No. 7 would increase the
Contracts Lump Sum Price by $925,000. If approved, the aggregate increase to the total
Contract value, via Change Order No. 4 in the amount of $505,812.97 and proposed Change
Order No. 7 in the amount of $925,000, would be $1,430,812.97. Thus, proposed Change Order
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No. 7 would cause the aggregate value of all Change Orders issued since Councils last approval
to exceed $1 million. Thus, the Councils approval of Change Order Nos. 4 and 7 is now
required pursuant to section 451 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code 1-204.51).
(e) Council approval of Change Order Nos. 4 and 7 is necessary to authorize the
continuation of additional work to restore the exterior of the John A. Wilson Building and
payment to the Contractor for construction services received and to be received under Change
Order Nos. 4 and 7.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Change
Order Nos. 4 and 7 to Contract No. DCAM-17-CS-0049 with District Veterans Contracting
Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2020 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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