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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 9/12/2017
District A
Item Creation Date: 8/21/2017

25PARK301 - Jerdon Enterprise, L. P. - Cullen Park – Playgrounds

Agenda Item#: 10.


 
                               
Summary:

RECOMMENDATION from Director General Services Department for approval final contract amount of $615,047.11 and acceptance of work on contract JERDON ENTERPRISE, L. P. for construction services in connection with the Cullen Park - Playgrounds for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department - DISTRICT A - STARDIG

Background:
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department recommends that City Council approve the final contract amount of $615,047.11 or 0.56% over the original contract amount, accept the work and authorize final payment to Jerdon Enterprise, L. P., for construction services in connection with the Cullen Park - Playgrounds for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department.

PROJECT LOCATION: 19008 Saums/18203 Groeschke (447S)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project demolished three obsolete playgrounds including concrete borders, remaining playground equipment and pea gravel surfacing, asphalt trail section, old concrete pads and picnic tables; constructed new concrete play borders; installed two new and expanded playground equipment and swings, poured-in-place play surface, new picnic tables and barbeque pits; and decomposed granite surfacing at an existing picnic area.

Clark Condon Associates, Inc. was the design consultant for this project.

CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The contractor completed the project within 176 days: the original contract time of 150 days, plus 26 days approved by Change Order. The final cost of the project including Change Orders is $615,047.11, an increase of $3,436.00 over the original contract amount.

PREVIOUS CHANGE ORDER: Change Order No.1 added 36 linear feet of fencing along the playground border for safety, and added non-compensable days to the contract due to inclement weather.
Prior Council Action:
Ordinance No. 2016-532; Dated June 29, 2016
Amount of Funding:

No Additional Funding Required

 

Previous Funding:

$ 655,192.00 Parks & Recreation Dedication Fund (4035)

Contact Information:
Jacquelyn L. Nisby Phone: 832-393-8023
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