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PR26-0054 • 2025

Contract No. CW118832 with Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc., Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Contract No. CW118832 with Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc., 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 candidate explanation included details about the Home Rule Act, which was not directly relevant to the summary of this specific resolution.

Emergency Contract Approval for Traffic Services

This resolution allows the District of Columbia to approve and pay Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc., for traffic violation ticket processing services during an emergency period from October 1, 2024, through January 28, 2025.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves a contract between the District of Columbia and Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc. for providing traffic violation ticket processing services.
  • Authorizes payment to Modaxo for goods and services provided under this contract.
  • States that without approval, payments over $1 million cannot be made to Modaxo.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia government
  • Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc.

Terms To Know

Emergency Contract
A contract that is approved quickly to address urgent needs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Only applies during a specific emergency period from October 1, 2024, through January 28, 2025.
  • The resolution does not provide details about the services or conditions of the contract beyond the total amount.

Bill History

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

    Resolution R26-0025, Effective from Feb 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001453

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

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Transportation and the Environment

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

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0025

  5. 2025-01-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0054 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Contract No. CW118832 with Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc., Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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 Contract No.
CW118832 with Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc., 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 the “Contract No. CW118832 with Modaxo Traffic Management
USA, Inc., Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve Contract No. CW118832 with
Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc., and to authorize payment for the goods and services
received and to be received under the contract.
(b) On October 1, 2024, the Office of Contracting and Procurement, on behalf of the
Department of Motor Vehicles, executed emergency Contract No. CW118832 with Modaxo
Traffic Management USA, Inc., to support the provision of ticket processing services for traffic
violations for the period from October 1, 2024, through January 28, 2025, in the not-to-exceed
amount of $6,034,831.66.
(c) Under section 451(b)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.51(b)(1)), Council approval is
necessary as the value of the contract is more than $1 million during a 12-month period.
(d) Emergency legislation is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services.
Without Council approval, Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc., cannot be paid for goods and
services provided in excess of $1 million for the period from October 1, 2024, through January
28, 2025.

Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Contract No. CW118832 with Modaxo
Traffic Management USA, Inc., Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025 be
adopted after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.