ORDINANCE NO. 241067
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Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department
Authorizing Amendment No. 2 in the amount of $291,769.00 to a design professional services agreement with Taliaferro & Browne, Inc. for Paseo Improvements from E. 17th Terrace to Overpass for KCT Railway, which is linked to the 18th Street Pedestrian Mall project, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,763,122.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works on May 4, 2022, authorized an agreement with Taliaferro & Browne, Inc. for initial design professional services for the 18th Street Pedestrian Mall project in the amount of $287,377.00; and
WHEREAS, after review of the project's January 2023 final study, Council directed staff to complete the design of the 18th Street Pedestrian Mall project, and Amendment No. 1 in the amount of $1,183,976.00 was authorized by Ordinance 230312 to further the project; and
WHEREAS, additional design services are necessary for the Paseo Improvements from E. 17th Terrace to Overpass for KCT Railway project, requiring Amendment No. 2 in the amount of $291,769.00; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY
Section 1. That the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to execute the design professional services Amendment No. 2 agreement with Taliaferro & Browne, Inc. in the amount of $291,769.00 from funds previously appropriated to Account No. 25-3090-898013-B-89008959 for Project No. 89008959, Paseo Improvements from E. 17th Terrace to Overpass for KCT Railway, for a total contract amount of $1,763,122.00. A copy of the amendment is on file in the Public Works Department.
Section 2. That the Director of Public Works is hereby designated requisitioning authority for Account No. 25-3090-898013-B-89008959.
Section 3. That this ordinance relating to the appropriation of money and the expenses of government is recognized as an ordinance with an accelerated effective date as provided by Section 503(a)(3)(B) and Section 503(a)(3)(C) of the City Charter and shall take effect in accordance with Section 503, City Charter.
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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the forgoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred
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Tammy L. Queen
Director of Finance
Approved as to form:
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Dustin E. Johnson
Assistant City Attorney