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PR26-0330 • 2025

Multiyear Contract No. CW124879 with Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc., Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Multiyear Contract No. CW124879 with Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc., 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
2025-10-17
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about why regular approval processes might delay the contract's start, so this claim was removed.

Emergency Declaration for Ticket Processing Contract

This resolution declares an emergency to approve a multiyear contract between the District of Columbia and Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc., for ticket processing services.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares that there is an immediate need to approve a multiyear contract with Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc.
  • The contract will run from October 16, 2025, through October 15, 2030, and has a maximum cost of $100,457,950.38.
  • Requires the Office of Contracting and Procurement to enter into this contract on behalf of the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia government, specifically the Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc., a company providing ticket processing services

Terms To Know

Emergency Declaration Resolution
A type of resolution that allows for quick action in situations where immediate approval is necessary.
Multiyear Contract
An agreement between two parties that lasts for more than one year, often several years.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact services provided by Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc., are not detailed in the resolution.
  • It is unclear what would happen if this emergency declaration was not made and regular approval processes were followed instead.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0206, Effective from Oct 07, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 011413

  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 R26-0206

  5. 2025-10-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0330 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Multiyear Contract No. CW124879 with Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc., Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

1

A RESOLUTION

26-206

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 multiyear Contract
No. CW124879 with Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Multiyear Contract No. CW124879 with Modaxo Traffic
Management USA, Inc., Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve multiyear Contract No. CW124879
with Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc.
(b) The Office of Contracting and Procurement, on behalf of the Department of Motor
Vehicles, proposes to enter into a multiyear contract with Modaxo Traffic Management USA,
Inc., to support the provision of ticket processing and related services for parking and traffic
violations. The proposed contract’s period of performance is from October 16, 2025, through
October 15, 2030, in the not-to-exceed amount of $100,457,950.38.
(c) Under section 451(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.51(c)(3)), and section 202 of the
Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C.
Official Code 2-352.02), Council approval is necessary before the award of a multiyear contract.
(d) Emergency legislation is necessary to approve the multiyear contract before the
period of performance begins.

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. CW124879 with Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc., Emergency Approval
Resolution of 2025 be adopted on an emergency basis.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.