Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, January 09, 2018
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BOTH AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO A CONTRACT WITH NATIONWIDE COST RECOVERY SERVICES ESTABLISHING THE EFFECTIVE DATE AS JULY 1, 2015 AND MODIFYING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT TO COVER UNPAID EXPENSES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2015; AND, RESOLUTION NO. 18-002 AMENDING THE 2017-2018 BUDGET (CITY COUNCIL) TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASE IN CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $11,620 (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
In 2014, the City entered into a one-year agreement with Nationwide Cost Recovery Services ("NCRS") to administer and implement the city's foreclosure registration program (Exhibit 4.). The contract was renewed in 2015, but not executed by the parties until August 24, 2015. NCRS performed its services during the lapse period between contracts which was July, 2015. However, NCRS was never paid for those services performed during July, 2015.
As part of a recent meeting with NCRS necessitated by staff changes at the City, NCRS brought staff's attention to the unpaid invoice; they then followed up on November 20, 2017 with the detailed charges and expenses covering the month of July 2015. Staff has confirmed these costs and the fact that the gross registration payments were received by the City from lenders during that period but that NCRS was not paid.
The Agreement was amended in 2016, amending the termination date to 2019. This action is to approve an amendment to make July 1, 2015 the effective date of the Agreement to capture the lapse period of the month of July, 2016; and, to approve a budget amendment to increase the contract amount by $11,620 to cover the July, 2015 charges and expenditures, making the total contract amount not to exceed $266,620.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. APPROVE Amendment No. 2, to make the NCRS contract term date effective July 1, 2015, and increase total compensation by $11,620 for reimbursement of services provided, to a not to...
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