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PR26-0089 • 2025

Modification Nos. M02, M03, M04, and M05 to Contract No. DCAM-24-NC-RFP-0003A with Jerome L. Taylor Trucking, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Modification Nos. M02, M03, M04, and M05 to Contract No. DCAM-24-NC-RFP-0003A with Jerome L. Taylor Trucking, 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
2025-03-14
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the exact payment amounts or the necessity of council approval for future changes.

Emergency Resolution for Waste Collection Services

This emergency resolution allows the District of Columbia to approve modifications to a contract with Jerome L. Taylor Trucking, Inc., and authorizes payment for waste collection and disposal services.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves Modification Nos. M02, M03, M04, and M05 to the existing contract between the District of Columbia and Jerome L. Taylor Trucking, Inc.
  • Extends the duration of option year one through September 30, 2025, with an increased not-to-exceed amount of $4,113,054.36.
  • Authorizes payment for goods and services received under the contract.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia government
  • Jerome L. Taylor Trucking, Inc.
  • Residents and businesses in the District of Columbia who rely on waste collection services

Terms To Know

Not-to-exceed (NTE) amount
The maximum amount that can be spent under a contract.
Option year
A period during which the government has the option to extend a contract for additional services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution only applies to the specific modifications and does not cover future changes unless they are similarly approved.
  • The exact amount of payment authorized is determined by the terms of the modified contract.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0048, Effective from Mar 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 002672

  2. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Facilities

  3. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0048

  5. 2025-02-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0089 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Modification Nos. M02, M03, M04, and M05 to Contract No. DCAM-24-NC-RFP-0003A with Jerome L. Taylor Trucking, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

1

A RESOLUTION

26-48

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

March 4, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Modification Nos.
M02, M03, M04, and M05 to Contract No. DCAM-24-NC-RFP-0003A with Jerome L.
Taylor Trucking, Inc. to provide waste collection and disposal services, 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 “Modification Nos. M02, M03, M04, and M05 to Contract No.
DCAM-24-NC-RFP-0003A with Jerome L. Taylor Trucking, Inc. Approval and Payment
Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve Modification Nos. M02, M03,
M04, and M05 to Contract No. DCAM-24-NC-RFP-0003A with Jerome L. Taylor Trucking,
Inc. to provide waste collection and disposal services, and to authorize payment for the goods
and services received and to be received under the modifications.
(b) On September 11, 2024, via Modification No. M02, the Department of General
Services (“DGS”) partially exercised option year one in the not-to-exceed (“NTE”) amount of
$937,087.38 for the period October 1, 2024, through November 18, 2024.
(c) On November 18, 2024, via Modification No. M03, DGS extended option year one
through February 24, 2025, at no additional cost.
(d) On January 13, 2025, via Modification No. M04, DGS extended option year one
through April 14, 2025, at no additional cost.
(e) Modification No. M05 will exercise the remainder of option year one through
September 30, 2025, and increase the NTE amount by $3,175,966.98, to $4,113,054.36.
(f) Council approval is necessary because the modifications will increase the value of the
contract to more than $1 million during a 12-month period.
(g) Council approval is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services.
Without Council approval, Jerome L. Taylor Trucking, Inc. cannot be paid for goods and
services provided in excess of $1 million for the period October 1, 2024, through September 30,
2025.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL

2

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. M02, M03, M04, and M05 to Contract No. DCAM-24-NC-RFP-0003A with
Jerome L. Taylor Trucking, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025
be adopted after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.