Modification Nos. 3 and 5 to Contract No. DCAM-22-CS-SS-0007 with Hartman-Cox Architects, LLP Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024

This resolution declares an emergency to allow the District of Columbia to approve two contract modifications totaling over $1.2 million for Hartman-Cox Architects, LLP. The bill authorizes payment for architectural and engineering services related to the design of a new archival facility, which the firm was already providing before this legislative action. Because the contract value increased by more than $1 million within a year, the District needed immediate Council approval to continue paying the firm for work already performed. The measure allows the project to proceed without interruption while bypassing the usual multi-step approval process required for such significant contract changes.