ORDINANCE NO. 051534

Authorizing a $1,040,523.00 Change Order No. 1 to a contract with DECO Companies, Inc., for additional work involving the demolition and abatement of buildings on Blocks 139 and 140 within the KC Live Entertainment District; and authorizing the City Manager to expend up to $1,185,523.00 from funds previously appropriated for the contract.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute Change Order No. 1 to a contract on behalf of the City, with DECO Companies, Inc. for additional work in connection with the demolition and abatement of Blocks 139 and 140 in the KC LIVE Entertainment District, in the amount of $1,040,523.00 for a total contract amount of $4,016,079.40. A copy of Change Order No. 1, in substantial form, is on file in the Capital Improvements Management Office and is incorporated herein by reference.

Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to expend the sum of $1,185,523.00 from funds previously appropriated to Account No. AL-3300-647232 for the aforesaid Change Order and contingencies.

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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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Debra Hinsvark

Director of Finance

Approved as to form and legality:

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Nelson V. Munoz

Assistant City Attorney