Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, September 05, 2023
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF CARSON AND 360CIVIC IN COMPROMISE OF CONTRACT DISPUTE
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I. SUMMARY
This report concerns settlement of a contract dispute between the City of Carson and 360CIVIC. Through a contract dated March 1, 2022, 360CIVIC was retained by City to develop, redesign, host and maintain City's websites for a term of five years.
Staff is now reporting back to the City Council with the written settlement agreement for final City Council approval to resolve a contract dispute by City's payment of $5,000 to 360CIVIC. The settlement is consistent with what the City Council authorized in a closed session meeting held on July 18, 2023.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE the Settlement Agreement Between City of Carson and 360CIVIC; and
2. AUTHORIZE the City Manager to execute the Settlement Agreement and any related documents necessary to fully and resolve the contract dispute.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate, consistent with the requirements of the law.
IV. BACKGROUND
360CIVIC and the City of Carson entered into a Contract Services Agreement dated March 1, 2022 ("Agreement"), for 360CIVIC to develop, redesign, host and maintain City's websites for a term of five years (Exhibit No. 1). The Agreement provides for 360CIVIC to be paid for the first year of the Agreement term by City advancing $30,387.50 upon issuance of a Notice to Proceed, which the City did advance, then making another $30,387.50 payment only upon 360CIVIC's completion of the website redesign CMS Implementation that was a critical and material part of the services. After the City concluded that the design, navigation, and content layout of the website redesign CMS Implementation were essentially devoid of all practical functionality, on January 23, 2023, the City terminated the...
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