2026-0830: Resolution amending 741 of 2025, which amended Resolution 413 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Block & Associates for legal services in connection with a current City construction project, by further authorizing an amendment to said Professional Services Agreement to amend the scope of work and allocate additional funding for a new not-to-exceed cost of ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($135,000.00) over two (2) years. (Executive Session held 9/1/26) (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)

Description

Resolution amending 741 of 2025, which amended Resolution 413 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Block & Associates for legal services in connection with a current City construction project, by further authorizing an amendment to said Professional Services Agreement to amend the scope of work and allocate additional funding for a new not-to-exceed cost of ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($135,000.00) over two (2) years. (Executive Session held 9/1/26) (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)

Summary

The document records the City of Pittsburgh’s approval of a waiver under Ordinance 177.06A for Block & Associates. The firm, identified as women-owned and women-operated, will provide expert consultation to the City Law Department’s litigation team. The waiver was reviewed and approved by the Equal Opportunity Review Commission Department, with notice sent to the City Solicitor and the Mayor’s Office Business Diversity Manager. The document concerns a specific legal-services engagement and does not provide the contract’s value, duration, selection process, or detailed explanation of why a waiver was necessary. Its significance is that it documents the City’s application of an equal-opportunity and contracting-review requirement while making the approval publicly identifiable.