S36–T25920.A2 - Approve an ordinance authorizing a Second Amendment to Contract No.4600014807 between the City of Houston and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (approved by Ord. No. 2020-0937 on October 28, 2020) to amend the original Agreement to add Houston Health Department (HHD) acceptance of Electronic Benefits Transfer (BBT) payments for the Finance Department.
Specific Explanation:
The Chief Business Officer/ Director of the Finance Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve an amending ordinance authorizing a Second Amendment to the contract between the City of Houston and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A to amend the original Agreement to add Houston Health Department (HHD) acceptance of Electronic Benefits Transfer (BBT) payments for the Finance Department.
The contract was originally awarded by City Council on October 28, 2020, per Ordinance No. 2020-0937 with a three-year term with five one-year options, and amended on June 15, 2022, per Ordinance No. 2022-0477 to add Municipal Courts Department’s pricing terms. The Second Amendment will add EBT point-of-sales services to allow merchants to accept EBT payments from participate in the Get Moving Houston Farmers Market program. The Get Moving Houston Framers Market program provides access to fresh, local fruits and vegetables in low food access neighborhoods and areas designated as food deserts within the City of Houston. Also, a new Exhibit “I” April 2023 Amendment to Agreement for Credit Card Processing Services.
The scope of work requires the contractor to provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision required to provide merchant credit card services for electronic payment processing and gateway processing services. The merchant credit card services contract provides both online and point-of-sales terminal payment capability to customers using credit or debit cards and e-checks, and at various locations for the collection of revenue from the payment of permits, fees, fines, bond postings and specific services provided by the participating departments, which includes Administration and Regulatory Affairs, Finance, Fire, General Services, Health, Library, Houston Public Works, Municipal Courts, Planning and Development, Police and Solid Waste Departments, the Mayor's Office of Communications and HTV, and the Houston Airport System.
M/WBE Participation:
Zero-Percentage Goal document approved by the Office of Business Opportunity.
Fiscal Note:
There is no impact to the fiscal budget, therefore, no fiscal note is required.
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Jedediah Greenfield
Chief Procurement Officer
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division
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Department Approval Authority
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