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A RESOLUTION
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
February 2, 2021
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Change Order Nos.
9, 12, and 14 to Contract No. DCAM-17-CS-0041C, between the Department of General
Services and Blue Skye Construction, LLC, increasing the aggregate Contract amount by
$2,793,567.60 to $24,458,454.60, and authorize payment to Blue Skye Construction, LLC
for construction management 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 Change Order Nos. 9, 12 and 14 to Contract No. DCAM-17-CS-
0041C with Blue Skye Construction, LLC Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency
Declaration Resolution of 2021.
Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve Change Order Nos. 9, 12, and 14 to
Contract No. DCAM-17-CS-0041C (Contract), between the Department of General Services
and Blue Skye Construction, LLC (Contractor) for construction management services for the
Ward 6 Short Term Housing facility, to increase the Contract amount by $2,793,567.60 to the
aggregate amount of $24,458,454.60 and to authorize payment to the Contractor for services
received and to be received under these change orders.
(b) Change Order Nos. 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 13 had $0 values. Change Order No. 9,
executed on February 11, 2020, increased the Contract amount by $400,112.23 and Change
Order No. 12, executed on May 28, 2020, increased the Contract amount by $597,741.86.
Change Order Nos. 6 through 13 increased the aggregate Contract amount by $997,854.09, an
amount less than $1 million; thus, Council approval was not required.
(c) Proposed Change Order No. 14 would increase the aggregate Contract
amount by $1,795,713.51, from $22,064,999.23 to $24,458,454.60. The aggregate amount of
Change Order Nos. 6 through 14 is $2,793,567.60, an amount in excess of $1 million during a
12-month period. Therefore, Council approval of Change Order No. 14 is 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).
(d) Council approval of Change Order Nos. 9, 12, and 14 is necessary to allow the
continuation of essential construction management services at the Ward 6 Short Term Family
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Housing facility, and to authorize compensation to the Contractor for services received and to be
received under these change orders.
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. 9, 12 and 14 with Blue Skye Construction, LLC Approval and Payment
Authorization Emergency Act of 2021 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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