ORDINANCE de-appropriating $207,000.00 out of Parks & Recreation Dedication Fund (Approved by Ordinance No. 2016-0404); appropriating $629,584.50 out of Parks & Recreation Dedication Fund, $74,000.00 out of Reimbursement of Equipment/Projects Fund, $53,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund and $6,395.50 out of Contributed Capital Project Fund; awarding construction contract to LANDSCAPE ART, INC for Lansdale Pavilion, Fonde Dog Park & Forum Playground; setting a deadline for the proposer's execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance and other required contract documents to the City; holding the proposer in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for engineering and materials testing services, inspection services and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Parks & Recreation Dedication Fund, the Reimbursement of Equipment/Projects Fund, the Parks Consolidated Construction Fund and the Contributed Capital Project Fund - DISTRICTS I - GALLEGOS and J - LASTER

SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department (GSD) recommends that City Council award a construction contract to Landscape Art, Inc. on the proposal amount of $676,549.00 to provide construction services for Lansdale Pavilion, Fonde Dog Park and Forum Playground for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department. It is expected the Reimbursement of Equipment/Projects Funds will be reimbursed from the Council District I Service Fund.

On May 25, 2016, Ordinance No. 2016-0404, City Council appropriated $207,000.00 out of the Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund to the TOC/JOC Contracting Program for FY16, for improvements to the Lansdale Park Pavilion. It was determined that it was more cost effective to bid the Lansdale Pavilion project with other projects. Therefore, this action will de-appropriate $207,000.00 out of the TOC/JOC Contracting Program for FY16, and appropriate the funds to the construction contract with Landscape Art, Inc. for the project.

PROJECT LOCATIONS: Lansdale Park 8201 Roos Road (530K) District J
Fonde Park 5500 Carrolton Street (534F) District I
Forum Park 9900 Sugar Branch Drive (529V) District J

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The scope of work is as follows:

Lansdale Park: install a large group picnic pavilion with plaza, lighting, masonry entry columns, sidewalks, landscaping and site grading.

Fonde Park: construct a new dog park to include parking lot modifications, detention, concrete entry paving, site grading and drainage, fencing and gates with a concrete mow band, drinking fountain, benches, landscaping and irrigation, boulders and dog agility features.

Forum Park: develop and install a new playground with concrete border and ramp, fall surfacing, site grading and drainage, sidewalk connection, benches and drinking fountain, tree planting with associated irrigation. The playground equipment will include swings, a unit for ages 2-5 years, and a unit for ages 5-12 years.

The contract duration for this project is 180 calendar days. M2L Associates, Inc. is the design consultant for this project.

PROPOSALS: On March 10, 2017 and March 17, 2017, GSD advertised a Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals (CSP) for construction services for Lansdale Park, Fonde Park and Forum Park. The CSP contained selection criteria that ranked respondents on experience, contractor responsibility, and safety. The Statements of Qualifications were due on March 30, 2017 and seven firms responded. GSD evaluated the respondents and four of the seven firms received sufficient points and were requested to submit proposals. All four selected firms submitted responsive proposals on June 1, 2017. Landscape Art, 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. Landscape Art, Inc.
2. Carrera Construction, Inc.
3. Jerdon Enterprise, L.P.
4. Millis Development & Construction, Inc.
AWARD: It is recommended that City Council award the construction contract to Landscape Art, Inc. and appropriate funds for the project, including additional appropriations of $38,603.55 for engineering and materials testing services under an existing contract with QC Laboratories, Inc., and $14,000.00 for inspection services under an existing contract with Infrastructure Services, Inc.

M/W/SBE PARTICIPATION: No M/W/SBE goal was established for this project because the construction cost did not exceed the threshold of $1M required for a goal-oriented contract as authorized by §15-82 of the Code of Ordinances.

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” Ordinance that promotes economic opportunity for Houston businesses and supports job creation. In this case, the proposed contractor is a designated HHF company, but they were the successful awardee without application of the HHF preference.

CIP FISAL NOTE: The five-year projected operating and maintenance costs for this project are noted below:

Capital Project Information
See each attached Form A for a breakdown of the design and construction costs of the project.

Estimated Fiscal Operating Impact

Jacquelyn L. Nisby

Phone: 832-393-8023