District of ColumbiaD.C. approves Friendship Place contract changes and allows payments
D.C.'s Council approved two Friendship Place contract changes and allowed payments of up to $1,865,355.10 for goods and services under that contract.
What it does
D.C. approved two changes to its Friendship Place contract and allowed up to $1,865,355.10 in payment for goods and services already received or still to come. The emergency act expires March 19, 2026.
Argument forAuthorizing payment could let Friendship Place receive money for goods and services it has already supplied under the contract.
Argument againstResidents could have less assurance that the contract changes followed the usual purchasing process because the act sets aside a requirement.
More detail
The Council approved contract changes M0011 and M0012 and authorized payment of up to $1,865,355.10. The payment covers goods and services received and to be received under D.C.'s contract CW100388 with Friendship Place. The Council gave this approval despite a requirement in D.C.'s purchasing law. The Mayor approved the emergency act on December 19, 2025. It expires on March 19, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 2Act A26-0231 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000055, Expires on Mar 19, 2026Latest
- 2025
- Dec 23Returned from Mayor
- Dec 19Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0231, Expires on Mar 19, 2026Became Law
- Dec 12Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Dec 29, 2025To Governor
- Dec 2Final Reading, CCMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading, CC. Result: pass.Legislature
- Dec 2Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Human ServicesMinor
- Nov 24B26-0513 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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