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PR26-0327 • 2025

Contract No. CW125486 with Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Contract No. CW125486 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
2025-10-24
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the impact on drivers and residents who receive traffic violation tickets processed by Modaxo.

Emergency Contract Approval for Ticket Processing Services

This resolution allows the District of Columbia to approve and pay Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc. for traffic violation ticket processing services.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves a contract between the District of Columbia and Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc. for handling traffic violation tickets.
  • Authorizes payment for goods and services provided under this contract.
  • Requires Council approval because the total value of the contract exceeds $1 million over 12 months.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia government, specifically the Department of Motor Vehicles.
  • Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc., which provides traffic violation ticket processing services.

Terms To Know

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

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution only covers the specific contract with Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc. for a limited period.
  • It does not address future contracts or other services provided by Modaxo beyond this emergency situation.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0205, Effective from Oct 07, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 011719

  2. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

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

  3. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0205

  5. 2025-09-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0327 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Contract No. CW125486 with Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc. 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

October 7, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Contract No.
CW125486 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. CW125486 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. CW125486 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 June 18, 2025, the Office of Contracting and Procurement, on behalf of the
Department of Motor Vehicles, executed emergency Contract No. CW125486 with Modaxo
Traffic Management USA, Inc. for ticket processing services for traffic violations in the not-to-
exceed amount of $6,002,005.94.
(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 since the value of the contract to more than $1 million during a 12-month period.
(d) Council approval is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services.
Without this approval, Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc. cannot be paid for goods and
services provided in excess of $1 million for the period from June 18, 2025, through October 16,
2025.

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
Contract No. CW125486 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.