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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 12/19/2017
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Item Creation Date: 11/7/2017

20WWO702 Contract Award/ Sewer And Storm Maintenance, LLC

Agenda Item#: 44.


 
                               
Summary:

ORDINANCE appropriating $1,045,703.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to SEWER AND STORM MAINTENANCE, LLC for Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Television Inspection in support of Rehabilitation; 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 and testing, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund

Background:

SUBJECT:  Contract Award for Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Television Inspection in Support of Rehabilitation.

 

RECOMMENDATION:  (Summary) Accept low bid, award construction contract, and appropriate funds.

 

SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: This project is part of the Neighborhood Sewer Rehabilitation Program and is required to renew/replace various deteriorated neighborhood collection systems throughout the City. The project involves sanitary sewer cleaning and television inspection in support of rehabilitation. The purpose is to reduce sanitary sewer overflows, which is accomplished by cleaning of the sewer lines and television inspection to identify sewer lines in need of rehabilitation/renewal.

 

DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consists of sanitary sewer cleaning and television inspection in support of rehabilitation.  The contract duration for this project is 730 calendar days. 

 

LOCATION:  The work order project area is generally bounded by the City Limits.

 

BIDS:  Three (3) bids were received on September 28, 2017 for this project as follows:

 

 

Bidder

Bid Amount

1.

Sewer And Storm Maintenance, LLC

$991,145.85

2.

Specialized Maintenance Services, Inc.

$1,032,404.34

3.

CSI Consolidated, LLC dba Clean Serve LLC

$1,038,751.80

 

AWARD: It is recommended that this construction contract be awarded to Sewer And Storm Maintenance, LLC, with a low bid of $991,145.85.

 

PROJECT COST:  The total cost of this project is $1,045,703.00 to be appropriated as follows:

 

Bid Amount

$991,145.85

Contingencies

$49,557.15

Engineering Testing Services

$5,000.00

 

Engineering Testing Services will be provided by JRB Engineering, LLC under a previously approved contract.

 

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.  

 

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 for some employees but will pay into the Contractor Responsibility Fund for others, in compliance with City policy.

 

M/WSBE PARTICIPATION:  No City M/WBE participation goal is established for this project as the contract amount does not exceed the threshold of $1,000,000.00 required for a goal oriented contract per Section 15-82 of the Code of Ordinances.

 

ESTIMATED FISCAL OPERATING IMPACT:

 

  

No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.

 

           

 

 

                                               

Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E.

Acting Director

Department of Public Works and Engineering

 

WBS# R-000266-0275-4

File No. 4277-98


Prior Council Action:

 


Amount and Source of Funding:

$1,045,703.00

Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction

Fund No. 8500.

Contact Information:

Shannon Dunne

Acting Senior Assistant Director

Phone: (832) 395-4989

 


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