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B26-0122 • 2025

Proposed Contract No. DCCB-2025-F-0003 with Edelson PC Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025

Proposed Contract No. DCCB-2025-F-0003 with Edelson PC Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
at the request of the Attorney General
Last action
2025-03-28
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on whether the contract is exempted from specific procurement requirements, so this claim was removed.

Emergency Act for Legal Services Contract with Edelson PC

This act approves a multi-year contract between the District of Columbia and Edelson PC to provide legal services, and authorizes payment up to $85 million.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves a multi-year contract (DCCB-2025-F-0003) with Edelson PC for legal services.
  • Authorizes the Attorney General's Office to use these services in an investigation related to past marketing, selling, and installation of lead water pipes.
  • Authorizes payment up to $85 million for services provided under this contract.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia
  • Edelson PC
  • The Attorney General's Office

Terms To Know

Procurement Practices Reform Act
A law that sets rules for how the government buys goods and services.
Home Rule Act
The law that gives the District of Columbia authority to make local laws.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act is effective only until June 24, 2025.
  • It does not specify what happens after the contract expires or if it can be renewed.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0039 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003351, Expires on Jun 24, 2025

  2. 2025-03-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A26-0039, Expires on Jun 24, 2025

  3. 2025-03-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  4. 2025-03-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 25, 2025

  5. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  6. 2025-02-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  7. 2025-02-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0122 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Proposed Contract No. DCCB-2025-F-0003 with Edelson PC Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT

ACT 26-39
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
MARCH 26, 2025
Toapprove,onanemergencybasis,multiyearContractNo.DCCB-2025-F-0003withEdelsonPC,toprovidelegalservicestotheOfficeoftheAttorneyGeneral,andtoauthorizepaymentfortheservicesreceivedandtobereceivedunderthecontract.
BEITENACTEDBY THECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“ContractNo.DCCB-2025-F-0003withEdelsonPCApprovalandPaymentAuthorizationEmergencyActof2025”.
Sec,2.Pursuantto section451 of the Districtof Columbia Home Rule Act,approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.803: D.C. OfficialCode § 1-204.51),and notwithstandingthe
requirementsofsection202oftheProcurementPracticesReformActof2010,effectiveApril8,2011 (D.C. Law 18-371;D.C. OfficialCode § 2-352.02),the Council approves multiyear
ContractNo.DCCB-2025-F-0003withEdelsonPCtoprovidelegalservicestoassistthePublicAdvocacyDivisionoftheOfficeoftheAttorneyGeneralwithaninvestigationofandpotentiallitigationagainstidentifiedtargetsforviolationsoflawrelatedtopastmarketing,selling,andinstallationofleadwaterpipes,andauthorizespaymentinthenot-to-exceedamountof$85millionforservicesreceivedandtobereceivedunderthecontract.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementprovidedbytheChiefFinancialOfficeras,thefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a)..
Sec.4.Effectivedate.ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectforno
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
Iongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiain
Section412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87
Stat,788;D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
airman
Councilofthe Districtof Columbia
UNSIGNED

MayorDistrictofColumbia
MARCH 24, 2025

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‘March4,2025
‘Approved

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