PR26-0440 • 2025

Multiyear Contract No. AGR-25-30000342 with Aramark Management Services, LP Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Labor

Enacted

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

Sponsor: at the request of the Washington Convention and Sports Authority
Last action: 2025-12-26
Official status: Approved
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about the duration of the contract or total costs involved, which were mentioned in the candidate explanation.

Emergency Resolution for Aramark Contract

This resolution allows the Washington Convention and Sports Authority to enter into a multiyear contract with Aramark Management Services, LP for janitorial environmental cleaning services at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and exterior grounds of Carnegie Library.

What This Bill Does

Approves a multiyear contract between the Washington Convention and Sports Authority and Aramark Management Services, LP for janitorial environmental cleaning services.
Authorizes immediate payment for these services to ensure continuous operation without interruption.
Specifies that the contract includes routine interior cleaning of various areas at the convention center and exterior cleaning tasks like window washing and snow removal at the Carnegie Library.

Who It Names or Affects

The Washington Convention and Sports Authority
Aramark Management Services, LP
Employees, clients, attendees, and the general public at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and Carnegie Library

Terms To Know

Multiyear Contract: An agreement that lasts for more than one year.
Emergency Declaration: A statement that urgent action is needed to address a critical situation.

Limits and Unknowns

The resolution does not specify the exact duration of the contract or the total cost involved.
It only addresses immediate approval and payment authorization for essential cleaning services, without detailing other aspects like contract terms or conditions.

Bill History

2025-12-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Resolution R26-0287, Effective from Dec 16, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 014164
2025-12-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Business and Economic Development
2025-12-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-12-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Approved with Resolution Number R26-0287
2025-12-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
PR26-0440 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Multiyear Contract No. AGR-25-30000342 with Aramark Management Services, LP Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

A RESOLUTION

26-287

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

December 16, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve multiyear Contract
No. AGR-25-30000342 with Aramark Management Services, LP to provide janitorial
environmental cleaning and related services at the Walter E. Washington Convention
Center and the Carnegie Library’s exterior grounds, 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 “Multiyear Contract No. AGR-25-30000342 with Aramark
Management Services, LP Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration
Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve multiyear Contract No. AGR-25-
30000342 with Aramark Management Services, LP for janitorial environmental cleaning and
related services at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and the Carnegie Library’s
exterior grounds, and to authorize payment for the goods and services received and to be
received under the contract.
(b) Contract No. AGR-25-30000342 is a multiyear contract that requires Council
approval pursuant to section 451(c) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Code § 1-204.51(c)).
(c) Approval of Contract No. AGR-25-30000342 is necessary for the Washington
Convention and Sports Authority t/a Events DC to enter into a multiyear agreement with
Aramark Management Services, LP to provide the janitorial environmental cleaning and related
services under the proposed contract, which includes routine cleaning of the Walter E.
Washington Convention Center’s loading docks, lobbies, concourses, registration areas, exhibit
halls, ballrooms, management, and event office areas, as well as entrances, service corridors,
employee lounges, and restrooms. Exterior services at the Carnegie Library include window
cleaning, power washing, and snow removal. The services must begin on October 1, 2025, in
order to prevent a lapse in the provision of such essential janitorial environmental cleaning and
related services. Given the time required for the services to begin, the District must act
immediately.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL

(d) The janitorial environmental cleaning and related services are essential for the overall
cleanliness of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and the Carnegie Library, and
ensuring the health and safety of Events DC’s employees, clients, attendees, and the general
public during events and shows at both venues.

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
Multiyear Contract No. AGR-25-30000342 Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency
Act of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.