SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department (GSD) recommends that City Council award a construction contract to Times Construction, Inc. on the proposal amount of $542,000.00 to provide construction services for Glenshire Park for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department.
PROJECT LOCATION: 12100 Riceville School Rd. (Key Map No. 570-E)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project will construct a new 16,000 square foot parking lot with 72 spaces including three handicapped spaces. The project will also include an underground gravel drainage and water detention system, new trail connections, trees, landscaping and irrigation.
The contract duration for this project is 180 calendar days. Lauren Griffith, Inc. is the design consultant for the project.
PROPOSALS: On March 3 and March 10, 2017, GSD advertised a Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals (CSP) for construction services for Glenshire Park. The CSP contained selection criteria that ranked respondents on experience, general contractor team members, and contractor responsibility. The Statements of Qualifications were due on March 23, 2017 and nine firms responded. GSD evaluated the respondents and four of the nine firms received sufficient points and were requested to submit proposals. All four firms submitted proposals. Times Construction, Inc. submitted the lowest proposal and offers the best value for the City based on the advertised criteria.
The four proposers are ranked as follows:
PROPOSER:
1. Times Construction, Inc.
2. Jerdon Enterprise, L.P.
3. Carrera Construction, Inc.
4. Millis Development and Construction, Inc.
AWARD: It is recommended that City Council award the construction contract to Times Construction, Inc. and appropriate funds for the project, including an additional appropriation of $14,500.00 for engineering and materials testing services under an existing contract with Kenall, Inc.
FUNDING SUMMARY:
$ 542,000.00 Construction Contract Services
$ 27,100.00 5% Contingency
$ 569,100.00 Total Contract Services
$ 14,500.00 Engineering and Materials Testing
$ 9,362.50 Civic Art (1.75% of Fund 4502)
$ 592,962.50 Total Funding
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 benefits to eligible employees in compliance with City policy.
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, Times Construction, Inc. is a designated HHF company, but they were the successful awardee without application of the HHF preference.
CIP FISCAL NOTE: The five-year projected operating and maintenance costs for this project are noted below:
Capital Project Information
See attached Form A for a breakdown of the design and construction costs of the project.
Estimated Fiscal Operating Impact
Project FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY18-22
Glenshire Park
WBS#
F000806-0001-4 $27,500 $28,350 $29,150 $30,050 $31,500 $146,050
F-000806-0001-4
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Stephen Wright, Director