SUBJECT: Accept Work for FY2013 Flood Gauge and Flood Warning System Negotiated Construction Work Orders, WBS No. M-000241-0006-4.
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Pass a motion to approve the final Contract Amount of $1,447,354.42 or 3.51% under the original Contract Amount, accept the Work and authorize final payment.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project was required to install flood gauge and flood warning systems on pre-determined underpasses located throughout the City on a work order contract to enhance and improve storm water drainage safety and improve mobility to the traveling public.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project provided construction services to address underpasses storm water drainage safety and mobility issues Citywide. Othon, Inc. designed the project with 720 calendar days allowed for construction. The project was awarded to Jerdon Enterprise, L.P. with an original Contract Amount of $1,500,000.00.
LOCATION: This project area is located Citywide at various locations:
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Address
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Key Map
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Council District
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Shepherd at Memorial
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492M
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C
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Yale Street Underpass
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493G
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C
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OST at RR Underpass
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534F
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D
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Houston at Memorial Underpass
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493L
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H
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Houston Street Underpass
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493L
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H
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75th Street Underpass
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495W
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I
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Broadway at Erath
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535B
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I
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CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The Contractor, Jerdon Enterprise, L.P. has completed the work under the subject Contract. The project was completed within the Contract time with an additional 300 days approved by Change Order Nos. 1 and 2. The final cost of the project, including overrun and underrun of estimated unit price quantities is $1,447,354.42, a decrease of $52,645.58, or 3.51% under the original Contract Amount. The decreased cost is a result of the difference between planned and measured quantities.
M/WSBE PARTICIPATION: The advertised M/WBE contract goal for this project was 16%. The M/WBE plan established for this project was 18.33 %. According to Office of Business Opportunity, the participation was 14.58%. Contractor’s M/WBE performance evaluation was rated satisfactory. The rating for MWSBE participation is based on the Contractor’s good faith efforts to solicit other subs to help meet the goal and was unable to provide opportunities to some of the originally listed subs due to no work orders issued for their tasks. In addition, the prime added (3) firms by deviation and was successful in getting one firm (Hewitt Electric) to be certified.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E.
Acting Director
Department of Public Works and Engineering
WBS No. M-000241-0006-4