ORDINANCE appropriating $1,000,000.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and TETRA TECH, INC for Engineering Services for Sanitary Sewer System Improvements; providing funding for construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund

SUBJECT: Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City and Tetra Tech, Inc. for Work Order Engineering Services for Sanitary Sewer System Improvements.

RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY)
An ordinance approving a Professional Engineering Services Contract with Tetra Tech, Inc. and appropriate funds.

PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the City’s ongoing program to provide professional engineering services for the improvement to the existing Sanitary Sewer System.

DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consist of preparation of the complete design packages for the various Sanitary Sewer System improvements located throughout the City, based on individual “Work Order” issued by the Department of Public Works and Engineering, Public Utilities Division.

LOCATION: This Project area is generally bounded by the City Limits.

SCOPE OF CONTRACT AND FEE:
Under the scope of the professional engineering services contract, the consultant will perform work on any Sanitary Sewer collection System which may require an accelerated response in preparation of plans, specifications, and bid documents. This project(s) will be initiated through a work order process that will include specific and well-defined scope of work.

The total cost of this project is $1,000,000.00 to be appropriated as follows: $1,000,000.00 for Contract services.

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 provides health benefits to eligible employees in compliance with City policy.

M/WBE PARTICIPATION:
Tetra Tech, Inc. is committed to achieving the 24% M/WBE overall goal set for this contract. The following M/WBE firms will provide services for this project. Due to the work order nature of this project, specific distribution between MWBE firms will be dependent upon the scope of work for the tasks issued by the City.

ESTIMATED FISCAL OPERATING IMPACT:
No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.



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Karun Sreerama, MBA, PhD, PE
Director
Department of Public Works and Engineering

WBS No. R-002011-0097-3

Jason Iken, P.E.
Senior Assistant Director, Wastewater Operations Branch
Phone: (832)395-4989