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Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Phase 2: Citywide Geographic Information System (GIS)
Entity Name: CDM Smith, Inc.
Entity Address: 110 Fieldcrest Avenue, # 8, 6th Floor, Edison, New Jersey 08837
Contract Amount: Amount not to exceed $167,664.55
Funding Source: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities
Contract Period: One (1) year from the date of the Notice to Proceed
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
() Fair & Open (X ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Original contract amount: $264,000.00, termination date of Original Contract: September 4, 2015 but project was not completed and monies remained. New contract is to complete project. No additional funds are required
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WHEREAS, CDM Smith Inc., has been providing efficient and quality services to the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities for the Water and Sewer Infrastructure Geographic Information System since September 4, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the previous contract was authorized pursuant to Resolution 7R12-b September 4, 2014 and expired on September 4, 2015 ("2014 Contract"); and
WHEREAS, when the 2014 Contract expired on September 4, 2015, the deliverables had not been completed due to confusion between the Parties as to the contract's commencement and ending dates; and
WHEREAS, CDM Smith, Inc., believed the contract commenced on the date of the Notice to Proceed (March 18, 2015), when it in fact commenced on the date it was adopted by the Municipal Council (September 4, 2014); and
WHEREAS, this error in the commencement date caused CDM Smith, Inc., to begin the project approximately six months late; therefore, leaving them with significantly less time than originally planned to complete ...
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