Watershed engineering extension specifies four months but retains twelve-month recital

The supporting text for Atlanta’s recommended watershed engineering-contract extension contains two different terms. Ordinance 26-O-1536’s operative section specifies four months, from Oct. 15, 2026, through Feb. 14, 2027, while one recital still describes twelve months through Oct. 14, 2027. The delivered record does not explain that inconsistency.

The procurement history says replacement agreements were not completed before the original July 16 expiration date. A one-time 90-day extension revised expiration to Oct. 14 without changing pricing or contract value. The text says replacement procurement was not expected to be awarded and transitioned before that revised deadline.

The City Utilities Committee unanimously recommended the substitute Sept. 29, with up to $27,222,427.19 in additional aggregate funding for six architectural, engineering, design and construction-management agreements. Watershed Management cites continuity of capital-project and urgent engineering support as the reason for the extension.

The packet lists Oct. 5 as the Council checkpoint but does not establish its outcome. The recommendation is not an executed extension; the proposed amendments would require mayoral execution and delivery to each contractor before binding the city.