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Council approves UDC janitorial contract amendment, UDC‑SEIU CBA and charter board nominations
Summary
The Council amended and approved a base‑year contract for janitorial services between TPM Group LLC and the University of the District of Columbia, approved a collective bargaining agreement between UDC and SEIU Local 500 covering adjunct faculty, and confirmed four Public Charter School Board nominees; members asked for employee counts and resident hiring data for the contract.
The Council considered PR20‑53, a contract between Tyson Project Management (TPM) Group LLC and the University of the District of Columbia for janitorial and related services across roughly 1.2 million square feet of university property. The Chair explained an amendment removes "multi‑year" language to clarify the action is a base‑year approval (FY26 base period $2,900,000; total not to exceed ~$15.4 million with options). Councilmember Bonds asked whether the contract specifies employee counts or the number of DC residents employed under the contract; the Chair did not have the contract text on the floor and said those details were not available in the moment. The amended resolution passed unanimously.
The Council also approved PR26‑494, a collective bargaining agreement between UDC and SEIU Local 500 covering adjunct faculty for 10/01/2025–10/30/2028. The agreement raises a minimum base salary to $1,200 per credit in the current academic year and to $12.60 per credit the next year; the CFO estimated a $547,000 cost and Councilmember Bonds said approximately 99 SEIU members will benefit. Finally, the Council moved four Public Charter School Board confirmation resolutions en bloc (PR26‑434, PR26‑435, PR26‑436, PR26‑438) after discussing the need for nominees to be cognizant of capacity and school openings/closings; all four resolutions passed unanimously.
