2022-0150
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS)
ORDINANCE NO.
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An ordinance approving and authorizing the execution of Amendment No. 8 to Ordinance No. 08-10-6, which approved the execution of a Professional Services Agreement with MB3 Inc. d/b/a Civix, formerly GCR, Inc. and GCR & Associates, Inc., for right-of-way acquisition and program management services for the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee (Parish Project No. 080905-1D).
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WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 08-10-6 adopted October 20, 2008, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized execution of a Professional Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) with GCR, Inc. (formerly GCR & Associates, Inc.) to provide right-of-way acquisition and program management services for the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee Project for a period of three years; and,
WHEREAS, the St. Charles Parish Council determined that services were still required for the progression of the project and adopted Ordinance No. 11-2-13 approving Amendment No. 1; Ordinance No. 12-10-6 approving Amendment No. 2; Ordinance No. 14-4-3 approving Amendment No. 3; Ordinance 15-6-7 approving Amendment No. 4; Ordinance No. 16-7-5 approving Amendment No. 5; Ordinance No. 17-9-3 approving Change Order No.1 to Amendment No. 5; Ordinance No. 18-12-1 approving Amendment No. 6, and Ordinance No. 20-6-3 approving Amendment No. 7; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution 6547 adopted on February 22, 2021, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of a letter by St. Charles Parish approving MB3, Inc. as the successor of GCR, Inc. regarding the Agreement for the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee; and,
WHEREAS, said right-of-way acquisition and program management services continue to be needed for the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee initiative; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish now desires the approval of Amendment No. 8 to said Agreement to extend the contract time frame from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024 and to increase the maximum compensation allowance for the extended time frame by $200,000.00, per the hourly billable rates in the attached EXHIBIT A.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Amendment No. 8 to Ordinance No. 08-10-6 adopted on October 20, 2008, to extend the contract time frame and provide for additional funding is hereby approved and accepted.
SECTION II. That the Parish President is hereby authorized to execute said Amendment No. 8 on behalf of St. Charles Parish.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this day of , 2022, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
CHAIRMAN:
SECRETARY:
DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:
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