SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department (GSD) recommends that City Council award a construction contract to Times Construction, Inc. on the proposal amount of 1,542,000.00 to provide construction services for Busby Park for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department.
PROJECT LOCATION: 6900 Hirsch Road (Key Map No. 454-P)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project involves the re-development of Busby Park, including construction of trails, plazas, and half basketball court; installation of an outdoor exercise area, fencing, a new playground with ages 2-5 and 5-12 play structures and swings; new picnic pavilion, landscaping with associated irrigation; grading, drainage and detention.
The contract duration for this project is 250 calendar days. M2L Associates, Inc. is the design consultant for this project.
PROPOSALS: On February 24, 2017 and March 3, 2017, GSD advertised a Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals (CSP) for construction services for Busby Park. The CSP contained selection criteria that ranked respondents on experience, contractor responsibility, and safety. The Statements of Qualifications were due on March 16, 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. 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:
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Times Construction, Inc.
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Jerdon Enterprise, L.P.
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Landscape Art, Inc.
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Millis Development & 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 $36,000.00 for engineering and materials testing services under an existing contract with Austin-Reed Engineers, LLC.
FUNDING SUMMARY:
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$
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1,542,000.00
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Construction Contract Services
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$
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77,100.00
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5% Contingency
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$
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1,619,100.00
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Total Contract Services
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$
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14,000.00
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Civic Art (1.75% of Fund 4502)
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$
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36,000.00
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Engineering and Materials Testing
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$
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1,669,100.00
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Total Funding
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M/WBE Participation: An 18% MBE goal and 10% WBE goal have been established for this contract. The contractor has submitted the following certified firms to achieve the goals:
FIRM (MBE): SCOPE AMOUNT % of CONTRACT
MVA Construction, LLC Concrete Work $ 277,560.00 18.00 %
FIRM (MBE): SCOPE AMOUNT % of CONTRACT
Arc Light Electric, Inc. Electrical $ 61,680.00 4.00 %
Express Concrete Concrete Supplier $ 30,840.00 2.00 %
TOTAL $ 92,520.00 6.00 %
FIRM (MBE): SCOPE AMOUNT % of CONTRACT
El Dorado Services, Inc. Concrete/Asphalt $ 61,680.00 4.00 %
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 capital costs.
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Estimated Fiscal Operating Impact
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Project
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FY18
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FY19
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FY20
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FY21
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FY22
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FY18-22
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Busby Park
WBS# F-000706-0001-4
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$0
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$28,350
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$29,150
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$30,050
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$31,000
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$118,550
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