Title
Resolution amending Resolution 741 of 2013, effective November 21, 2013, to authorize the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to now enter into a Three-Party Project Assistance And Payment Agreement between The City Of Pittsburgh, The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, and K.J. Johnston, Ltd., for the Schenley Park Westinghouse Memorial Pond Restoration to allow the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to remit its portion of the Project’s funding directly to the contractor K.J. Johnston, and for the contractor K.J. Johnston to accept payment by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy toward the Project.
Body
WHEREAS, the CITY and the PPC have entered into and then renewed a Cooperation Agreement to establish an alliance to provide infrastructure improvements, special care, and restoration for the CITY’s four regional parks -- Frick, Schenley, Highland and Riverview, pursuant to Resolution 741 of 2013, effective November 21, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the CITY is undertaking the Schenley Park Westinghouse Memorial Pond Restoration Project and the PPC has offered to assist the CITY by providing funding and other assistance for the Project; and
WHEREAS, JOHNSTON, a Pennsylvania corporation located at 12 Western Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15202, has been hired by the City through a competitive process as the General Contractor to do the work needed for the Project under Contract/Spec. No. 47956/6756 by letter dated July 15, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the CITY and PPC have agreed to pay their respective contributions directly to JOHNSTON and JOHNSTON will accept from the CITY the CITY’S monetary responsibility for the Project and subsequently, directly from PPC, PPC’s monetary responsibility for the Project as described above, there being no additional funding required from the City as this amendment describes merely a method of payment.
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. Resolution 505 of 2013, effective August 5, 2013 is amended insofar as the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works are hereby now authorized to enter into a Three-Party Project Assistance And Payment Agreement with The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, and K.J. Johnston, Ltd., for the Schenley Park Westinghouse Memorial Pond Restoration to allow the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to remit its portion of the Project’s funding directly to the contractor K.J. Johnston, and for the contractor K.J. Johnston to accept payment by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy toward the Project.