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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL
Meeting Date: 6/27/2017
District K
Item Creation Date: 5/12/2017
20RF15 Contract Award / SER Construction Partners, LLC
Agenda Item#: 33.
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| | | | | | | | Summary:
ORDINANCE appropriating $3,193,000.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and $7,757,000.00 from Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF, awarding contract to SER CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, LLC for Linkwood Paving and Drainage; setting a deadline for the bidder’s execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance, and other required contract documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for engineering, testing, CIP Cost Recovery, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF DISTRICT K - GREEN |
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SUBJECT: Construction Contract Award between the City and SER Construction Partners, LLC for Linkwood Paving & Drainage; WBS Nos. N-210002-0001-4, R-000500-0200-4 and S-000500-0200-4
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY)
An ordinance approving a Construction Contract with SER Construction Partners, LLC and appropriate funds.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project will replace existing residential streets that have been deteriorating beyond economical repair and normal maintenance and improve drainage.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: The project provides for the construction of storm drainage, including roadway concrete paving, curbs, sidewalks, driveways, street lighting and necessary underground utilities. The Contract duration for this project is 600 calendar days. This project was designed by Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
LOCATION: The project is generally bound by South Braeswood to the north, Murworth Drive to the south, Ilona Lane to the east, and Stella Link to the west. The project is located in Key Map Grid 532N.
BIDS: This project was advertised for bidding on February 3, 2017. Bids were received on March 2, 2017. The eight bids are as follows:
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No.
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Bidder
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Bid Amount
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1.
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SER Construction Partners, LLC
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$ 9,396,028.10
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2.
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Main Lane Industries, LTD
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$ 9,741,932.01
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3.
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Triple B Services, LLP
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$ 9,931,892.91
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4.
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Harper Brothers Construction, LLC
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$11,111,109.00
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5.
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Reytec Construction Resources
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$11,194,880.50
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6.
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Total Contracting, LTD
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$11,442,969.00
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7.
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Resicom, Inc.
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$12,082,792.35
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8.
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OHL USA, Inc.
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$14,651,297.62
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AWARD: It is recommended that this construction contract be awarded to SER Construction Partners, LLC with a low bid of $9,396,028.10 and that Addenda Numbers 1 and 2 be made a part of this Contract.
PROJECT COST: The total cost of this project is $10,950,000.00 to be appropriated as follows:
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Contingencies $ 469,801.40
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Engineering and Testing Services $ 330,000.00
Engineering and Testing Services will be provided by HVJ Associates, Inc. under a previously approved contract.
HIRE HOUSTON FIRST: The proposed contract requires compliance with the City’s ‘Hire Houston First’ (HHF) ordinance that promotes economic opportunity for Houston business and supports job creation. In this case, SER Construction Partners, 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 provides health benefits to eligible employees in compliance with City policy.
M/WSBE PARTICIPATION: The contractor has submitted the following proposed program to satisfy the 11% MBE goal and 7 % WBE goal for this project.
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MBE - Name of Firms
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Work Description
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Amount
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% of Contract
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1.
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Reliable Signal & Lighting Solutions, LLC
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Electrical conduit
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$ 88,000.00
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0.94%
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2.
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PRV Services, Inc
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Concrete paving
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$ 412,000.00
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4.38%
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3.
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C & C Traffic Control, LLC
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Flagging and traffic control
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$ 190,000.00
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2.02%
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TOTAL
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$ 690,000.00
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7.34%
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WBE - Name of Firms
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Work Description
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Amount
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% of Contract
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1.
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Deanie Hayes, Inc.
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Supplier of stabilized sand and bank sand
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$ 200,000.00
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2.13%
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2.
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KMA Contractors Services, Inc.
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Supplier of precast products
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$ 459,500.00
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4.89%
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TOTAL
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$ 659,500.00
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7.02%
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SBE - Name of Firms
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Work Description
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Amount
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% of Contract
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1.
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Semarck Landscape Services, Inc.
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Landscape services and tree protection
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$ 190,000.00
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2.02%
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2.
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Technical Assurance, LLC
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Payment and performance bonds
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$ 70,000.00
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0.74%
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3.
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H & E Aggregate, LLC
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Supplier of stabilized sand and bank sand
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$ 100,000.00
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1.06%
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TOTAL
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$ 360,000.00
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3.82%
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ESTIMATED FISCAL OPERATING IMPACT:
No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
All known right-of-entry required for the project have been acquired.
All know third party private utilities have been relocated except for CenterPoint Energy Gas, to be completed by May 2017.
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Karun Sreerama, MBA, PhD, PE
Director
Department of Public Works and Engineering
WBS Nos. N-210002-0001-4, R-000500-0200-4 and S-000500-0200-4
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| | | | | | | | Amount of Funding:
$3,193,000.00
Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction
Fund 8500
$7,757,000.00 Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF
Fund 4042 – ($7,757,000.00 Supported by Drainage Fee)
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| | | | | | | | Contact Information:
Ravi Kaleyatodi, P.E., CPM
Senior Assistant Director, Engineering Branch
Phone: (832) 395-2326
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| ATTACHMENTS: | | Description | Type | | Signed RCA | Signed Cover sheet | | Map | Backup Material |
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