COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 050478

Authorizing the Director of Water Services to amend its contract with NAPA to provide vehicle parts and operate the water services parts storeroom for an additional one year period in an amount not to exceed $1,214,000.00; authorizing the Director of Water Services to further amend this contract and increase the amount of the contract by up to an additional $1,000,000.00 without City Council approval; authorizing the City Manager to expend up to $2,214,000.00 from funds previously appropriated for the contract; and authorizing the Director of Finance to return unexpended appropriations to the appropriate account.

WHEREAS, the City approved Contract No. 8000 entitled Provide and Operate the Vehicle Parts Operation at the Fleet Maintenance Building, for $1,261,500.62 with Genuine (Authorized) Auto Parts d/b/a/ NAPA in May 2004; and

WHEREAS, the contract provided the Director of Water Services the option to extend the contract for two successive one year extensions, upon proper amendment and subject to City Council approval; and

WHEREAS, a $1,214,000,00 amendment to the contract is needed to authorize additional funds directly related to additional services in connection with the contract; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of Water Services is hereby authorized to extend Contract No. 8000 entitled Provide and Operate the Vehicle Parts Operation at the Fleet Maintenance Building to April 30, 2006 and to execute, on behalf of Kansas City, a $1,214,000.00 amendment to the contract to provide for additional funds for this years services. A copy of the amendment is on file in the office of the Director of Water Services.

Section 2. That the Director of Water Services is hereby authorized to amend this contract and to increase the amount of the contract by up to an additional $1,000,000.00 from funds previously appropriated to Account No. 06-7050-101900-C, General Services Fund, for a total of $2,214,000.00 without City Council approval.

Section 3. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to expend up to $2,214,000.00 from funds previously appropriated to Account No. 06-7050-101900-C for this contract amendment.

Section 4. That upon completion of the final costs of this contract, the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to return the unexpended portion of this appropriation to the Unappropriated Fund Balance from which it was derived.

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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing 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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Wanda Gunter

Acting Director of Finance

Approved as to form and legality:

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Nicole Rowlette

Assistant City Attorney