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An ordinance granting the Purchasing Agent the authority to extend the term of contract number 422444 for the Murfreesboro Pike complete streets architectural and engineering services.
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WHEREAS, the Murfreesboro Pike complete streets architectural and engineering services were competitively procured and awarded for a term of sixty (60) months; and,
WHEREAS, contract number 422444 was awarded to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. in 2018; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government’s current contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., will expire in April of 2023; and,
WHEREAS, section 4.12.160(A) of the Metropolitan Code limits the term of contracts for services to sixty (60) months, unless otherwise authorized by the Metropolitan Council; and,
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent and the Nashville Department of Transportation have recommended that contract number 422444 for the Murfreesboro Pike complete streets architectural and engineering services be extended until project completion; and,
WHEREAS, it is essential that Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. continues to provide a unified design approach and vision throughout the various future phases of work and the successful completion of this project; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Metropolitan Government for the Purchasing Agent to have the option to extend the term of contract number 422444.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Purchasing Agent is hereby authorized to extend contract number 422444 until project completion, if the Purchasing Agent determines that such extension is in the best interest of the Metropolitan Government.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This ordinance grants the Purchasing Agent authority to extend the term of Contract Number 422444. Contract Number 422444 was awarded to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., in 2018 for the Murfreesboro Pike complete streets architectural and engineering services. This contract was competitively procured and awarded for a term of 60 months and is set to expire in April 2023. Section 4.12.160(A) of the Metropolitan Code limits the term of contracts for services to 60 months, unless otherwise authorized by the Metropolitan Council.
The Purchasing Agent and the Nashville Department of Transportation have recommended that this contract be extended until this project can be completed.
The amendment under consideration provides that the contract term will end at project completion. The contract value would also be increased by $12,500 due to the re-evaluation of NEPA. Exhibit A would be replaced to include the re-evaluation of NEPA.
Fiscal Note: This amendment will increase the estimated contract life value by $12,500, due to the re-evaluation of NEPA, to $365,000.