Drafter
Clerk 12/18/2007
Title
A MOTION authorizing the chair of the council to enter into an amendment of the contract T02739T, oversight of the construction of the Ninth and Jefferson Building at Harborview Medical Center.
Body
WHEREAS, the metropolitan King County council adopted the 2007 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 15652, appropriating funds for a pilot project within the King County auditor's office to provide independent and expert oversight of King County's major capital construction projects, and
WHEREAS, the King County auditor's office was mandated to manage the pilot capital project oversight function and wishes to retain a consulting firm with expertise in capital projects management and oversight, and
WHEREAS, after a competitive procurement process, Jones Lang LaSalle was selected as a winning proposer and the contract T02739T was executed in June 2007, and
WHEREAS, the contract's duration is from June to December 15, 2007, and the total contract amount is thirty thousand dollars, and
WHEREAS, when a request for proposals for oversight of the Harborview Ninth and Jefferson Building was issued, it was stated in the request for proposals that the contract term would be six months, but might be extended for a longer time, and
WHEREAS, the auditor's office is satisfied with the oversight being provided by Jones Lang LaSalle , and wishes to extend the contract duration and increase the compensation accordingly, and
WHEREAS, Motion 10651, Section III, as amended, and OR 1-020 requires the council to authorize the council chair to sign any contracts in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars in the legislative branch;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
The chair of the metropolitan King County council is authorized to amend the existing contract with Jones Lang LaSalle to:
A. Extend the contract's duration to June 30, 2008;
B. Increase the total contract amount to sixty thousand dollars; and
C. Continue the existing scope of the contract to be oversight of the design and
construction of the Ninth and Jefferson building, with a particular focus on the programming, design and budgeting for the tenant improvements.