SUBJECT: Contract Award for FY2025 Ditch Re-establishment Work Order Contract #4.
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Award a Construction Contract to DL Glover Utilities, LLC for FY2025 Ditch Re-establishment Work Order Contract #4, and allocate funds.
PROJECT NOTICE/SCOPE: This project is part of the Transportation and Drainage Operations Program and is required to provide work authorization on a location-by-location as-needed basis, for the operation and maintenance of stormwater drainage assets.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consists of the Citywide program that provides maintenance services for open drainage systems. The scope is established by each work authorization. The Contract duration for this project is 730 calendar days.
LOCATION: The projects are located throughout the City of Houston.
BIDS: This project was advertised for bidding on October 4, 2024. Bids were received on October 24, 2024. The five (5) bids are as follows:
| |
Bidder |
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Adjustment Factor |
| 1. |
DL Glover Utilities, LLC |
|
0.459 |
| 2. |
J Rivas Construction, LLC |
|
0.495
|
| 3. |
Grava, LLC |
|
0.539 |
| 4. |
Reliance Construction Services, LP |
|
0.669 |
| 5. |
Elite Kings Construction, LLC |
|
0.798 |
AWARD: It is recommended that this construction contract be awarded to DL Glover Utilities LLC with a low bid of $6,000,000.00 (0.459 Adjustment Factor).
PROJECT COST: The total cost of this project is $6,000,000.00 to be appropriate as follows:
HIRE HOUSTON FIRST: The proposed contract requires compliance with the City’s ‘Hire Houston First’ (HHF) ordinance that promotes economic opportunity for Houston businesses and supports job creation. In this case, company DL Glover Utilities, LLC is a designated HHF company, but they were the successful awardee without application of the HHF preference.
PAY OR PLAY PROGRAM: The proposed contract requires compliance with the City’s ‘Pay or Play’ ordinance regarding health benefits for employees of City contractors. In this case, the Contractor has elected to pay into the Contractor Responsibility Fund in compliance with City policy.
M/WSBE PARTICIPATION: The contractor has submitted the following proposed program to satisfy the 18.00% MBE goal and 5.00% WBE goal for this project.
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MBE - Name of Firms |
|
Work Description |
|
Amount |
|
% of Contract |
| 1. |
J.P Sewer Main Repair & Drain
Specialist LLC
|
|
Fire Hydrant Installation,
Utility Line, Water and
Sewer Line, and
Related Structures
Construction
|
|
$ 600,000.00 |
|
10.00% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2. |
Mayoral Trucking LLC |
|
Dump Trucking |
|
$ 480,000.00 |
|
8.00% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
|
$ 1,080,000.00 |
|
18.00% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
WBE - Name of Firms |
|
Work Description |
|
Amount |
|
% of Contract |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Access Data Supply, Inc. |
|
Concrete Building
Products
Merchant Wholesalers
|
|
$ 300,000.00 |
|
5.00% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
|
$ 1,380,000.00 |
|
23.00% |
FISCAL NOTE: Funding for this item is included in the FY2026 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.
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Estimated Spending
Authority
|
|
|
|
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Department
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Current FY26
|
Out Year
|
Total
|
|
Houston Public Works
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$4,000,000.00
|
$2,000,000.00
|
$6,000,000.00
|
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Randall V. Macchi, JD
Director, Houston Public Works
WBS No. M-43M009-0012-4