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February 3, 2003
James B. O'Neill Il, CPPO, FNIGP
Director of Purchasing and Risk Management
City of Fort Collins
Administrative Services
Purchasing Division
215 North Mason_Street, 2"d Floor
Ft. Collins, CO 80522-0580 -
Re: Amendment to Professional Services Agreement
Dear Mr. O'Neill:
First Amendment
Please let this letter serve to memorialize the following Amendment to the attached
Professional Services Agreement.
Section 1. To be replaced in its entirety (including Exhibit "A") as follows.
The City of Fort Collins (the City) shall be seeking an earmark in the reauthorization of
TEA-21 for the Mason Transportation Corridor and the Fort Collins Transit Center at
Colorado State University (CSU). Additionally, the City will be working via the Colorado
Transit Coalition to secure an appropriation in FY2004 for the Transit Center at CSU.
The consultant shall assist the City in securing federal funds and shall provide the below
professional services for an earmark of the two projects in the reauthorization of TEA=
21:
1. Develop and implement a plan for working with our congressional delegation,
their staffs, and the appropriate congressional committees to obtain authorization
and appropriations for these projects;
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2. Assist the City of Fort Collins staff in the preparation of the funding requests;
assist the City with presentations and correspondence to the Colorado
Transportation Commission and staff;
3. Work closely throughout this process with the Colorado Congressional delegation
and provide assistance to the delegation to insure their awareness and support
for these projects; particularly with Representative Musgrave;
4. Work to prepare and present testimony before Congressional committees and/or
any other agency deemed as appropriate for receiving information on the funding
requests;
5. Provide the City of Fort Collins with any research and technical back-up to
secure the federal funding;
6. Arrange and coordinate any meetings with the Colorado Congressional
delegation and staff and other key Congressional leaders for City of Fort Collins
officials while they are conducting business in Washington;
7. Provide regular updates on Congressional activities that impact the FY2003 or
subsequent transportation appropriation bills;
8. Provide any needed support in drafting letters to the Congressional delegation;
9. Schedule one (1) meeting annually in Fort Collins to discuss project;
10. Prepare annually, after the President signs into law the transportation
appropriations bill, a written summary of the consultant's analysis on "why" this
grant request process was successful or unsuccessful.
Section 2. Add the following sentence: "By agreement of the parties, the contract for
services shall be extended to April 30, 2003.
Section 5. Add the following second sentence. "The Professional shall be paid an
additional Twenty One Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy Five Dollars ($21,875) for fees
for the extension period and scope of work referred to in Amended Sections 1 and 2.
Payment shall be as follows:
02/16/03
To
03/15/03
$8,750 + costs
03/16/03
To
04 5/5/03
$8,750 + costs
04/16/03
To
04/30/03
$4375 + costs
We have enclosed three (3) self addressed Fedex Envelopes for your payment
convenience.
If you have any questions or I can do anything to further expedite the process, please
feel free to give me a ring at my direct dial (202) 218-4164, or my mobile (202)262-
4990, at any time. I am also on 24 hour email notification at pais@carmengroup.com.
We appreciate the continuing opportunity to service Ft. Collins.
eral Counsel
Accepted and Agreed to this day of February, 2003
James B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP
Drreoior of Purchasing and Risk Management
City of Fort Collins
Cc: Mke Russell
Diane Jemmott
Client File
Encl: 2 Originals of this Letter
3 Return Fedex Envelopes