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PR26-0032 • 2025

Modification Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to Contract No. DCAM-22-CS-RFP-0026 with Chiaramonte Construction Company Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Modification Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to Contract No. DCAM-22-CS-RFP-0026 with Chiaramonte Construction Company Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Enacted

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

Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2025-02-14
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact details of each modification are not provided in the official summary, only the cumulative increase in contract value is specified.

Emergency Resolution for Chiaramonte Construction Contract Modifications

This resolution allows the District of Columbia to approve and pay for modifications to a construction contract with Chiaramonte Construction Company, which are necessary for building renovations at the Public Safety Communications Center.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves Modification Nos. 1 through 6 to an existing construction contract between the District of Columbia and Chiaramonte Construction Company.
  • Increases the total value of the contract by $2,222,004.06 due to additional costs for construction services.
  • Authorizes payment for goods and services provided under these modifications.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia government
  • Chiaramonte Construction Company

Terms To Know

Modification Nos.
Changes or updates to an existing contract that adjust the terms, costs, and services provided.
Emergency Declaration Resolution
A resolution passed quickly by a government body to address urgent needs, bypassing normal procedures.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact details of each modification are not specified in the summary.
  • This resolution only covers modifications up to September 5, 2024, and does not include future changes beyond Modification No. 6.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0026, Effective from Feb 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001454

  2. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  3. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0026

  4. 2025-01-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Facilities

  5. 2025-01-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0032 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Modification Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to Contract No. DCAM-22-CS-RFP-0026 with Chiaramonte Construction Company Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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A RESOLUTION

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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

February 4, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Modification Nos.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to Contract No. DCAM-22-CS-RFP-0026 with Chiaramonte
Construction Company, to provide construction services for the Public Safety
Communications Center building renovations and to authorize payment for the goods and
services received and to be received under the contract.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as “Modification Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to Contract No. DCAM-22-CS-
RFP-0026 with Chiaramonte Construction Company Approval and Payment Authorization
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2 (a) There exists an immediate need to approve Modification Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and
6 to Contract No. DCAM-22-CS-RFP-0026 (“Contract”) with Chiaramonte Construction
Company to provide construction services for the Public Safety Communications Center building
renovations, and to authorize payment for the goods and services received and to be received
under the contract.
(b) From April 17, 2024, to September 05, 2024, by Modification Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5,
the Department of General Services incorporated the added costs for additional construction
services into the Contract, increasing the total contract value amount by $998,611.36 to
$12,470,486.36.
(c) Proposed Modification No. 6 would increase the total contract value amount by
$1,223,392.70 to $13,693,879.06. Council approval is necessary because the aggregate value of
Modification Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and proposed Modification No. 6 is $2,222,004.06, an amount
over $1 million.
(d) Council approval is necessary to allow the continuation of the building renovation
services provided pursuant to the contract. Without Council approval, Chiarmonte Construction
Company cannot be paid for goods and services provided in excess of $1 million.

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
Modification Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to Contract No. DCAM-22-CS-RFP-0026 with
ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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Chiaramonte Construction Company Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of
2025 be adopted after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.