Common use of Expansion Clause Clause in Contracts

Expansion Clause. This contract may be expanded as mutually agreed, if such expansion is approved in writing by the Buyer from the City Purchasing Office of the Department of Executive Administration, City of Seattle. No other City employee is authorized to make such written notices. The Buyer will ensure the expansion meets the following criteria collectively: (a) it could not be separately bid, (b) the change is for a reasonable purpose, (c) the change was not reasonably known to either the City or vendors at time of bid or else was mentioned as a possibility in the bid (such as a change in environmental regulation or other law); (d) the change is not significant enough to be reasonably regarded as an independent body of work; (e) the change could not have attracted a different field of competition, and (f) the change does not vary the essential identity or main purpose of the contract. The Buyer shall make this determination, and may make exceptions for immaterial changes, emergency or sole source conditions, or for other situations as required in the opinion of the Buyer. Certain Work Orders or changes are not considered an expansion of scope, including an increase in quantities ordered, the exercise of options and alternates in the bid, change in design and specifications that does not expand the work beyond the limits provided for above, or ordering of work originally identified within the originating solicitation. If such changes are approved, changes are conducted as a written order issued by the City Purchasing Buyer in writing to the Vendor.

Expansion Clause. Note to RFP Coordinator and Project Manager: Expansion Clause and Work Order Process are required sections. This section describes the acceptable criteria under which the contract may be expanded to include additional work and the process by which the work can be procured under the contract. This contract may be expanded as mutually agreed, if such expansion is approved in writing by the Buyer from the City Purchasing Office of the Department of Executive AdministrationFinance and Administrative Services, City of Seattle. No other City employee is authorized to make such written notices. The Buyer will ensure the expansion meets the following criteria collectively: (a) it could not be separately bid, (b) the change is for a reasonable purpose, (c) the change was not reasonably known to either the City or vendors at time of bid or else was mentioned as a possibility in the bid (such as a change in environmental regulation or other law); (d) the change is not significant enough to be reasonably regarded as an independent body of work; (e) the change could not have attracted a different field of competition, and (f) the change does not vary the essential identity or main purpose of the contract. The Buyer shall make this determination, and may make exceptions for immaterial changes, emergency or sole source conditions, or for other situations as required in the opinion of the Buyer. Certain Work Orders or changes are not considered an expansion of scope, including an increase in quantities ordered, the exercise of options and alternates in the bid, change in design and specifications that does not expand the work beyond the limits provided for above, or ordering of work originally identified within the originating solicitation. If such changes are approved, changes are conducted as a written order issued by the City Purchasing Buyer in writing to the Vendor.

Expansion Clause. This Any resultant contract may be expanded as mutually agreed, if such expansion is approved in writing by the City Buyer. The only person authorized to make such agreements is the Buyer from the City Purchasing Office of the Department of Executive Administration, City of Seattle. No other City employee is authorized to make such written notices. Expansions must be issued in writing from the City Buyer in a formal notice. The Buyer will ensure the expansion meets the following criteria collectively: (a) it could not be separately bid, (b) the change is for a reasonable purpose, (c) the change was not reasonably known to either the City or vendors at time of bid or else was mentioned as a possibility in the bid (such as a change in environmental regulation or other law); (d) the change is not significant enough to be reasonably regarded as an independent body of work; (e) the change could not have attracted a different field of competition, ; and (f) the change does not vary the essential identity or main purpose of the contract. The Buyer shall make this determination, and may make exceptions for immaterial changes, emergency or sole source conditions, or for other situations as required in the opinion of the Buyer. Certain Work Orders or Note that certain changes are not considered an expansion of scope, including an increase in quantities ordered, the exercise of options and alternates in the bid, change in design and specifications that does not expand the work beyond the limits provided for above, or ordering of work originally identified within the originating solicitation. If such changes are approved, changes are conducted as a written order issued by the City Purchasing Buyer in writing to the Vendor.