SUBJECT: Additional Appropriation for Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract between the City of Houston and Huitt-Zollars, Inc. for Shepherd Drive Drainage and Paving Improvements.
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Approve an ordinance appropriating additional funds to the Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract with Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Capital Improvement Plan and is necessary to construct storm drainage improvements to address and reduce the risk of structural flooding, including modification of street conveyance and sheet flow, and provide detention for mitigation.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This Contract provides for Construction Management and Inspection Services for Capital Projects of the Department of Public Works and Engineering in connection with drainage and paving projects.
LOCATION: The project area is generally bounded by Shepherd Drive on the west, McDuffie Street on the east, Buffalo Bayou on the north and Westheimer Road on the south. The project is located in Key Map Grids 492-L, M, Q, R and U.
PREVIOUS HISTORY AND SCOPE: The City Council approved the original Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract with Huitt-Zollars, Inc. on December 14, 2011 under Ordinance No. 2011-1130, appropriating $12,000.00 for limited pre-construction review. Four (4) work authorizations have been issued under this contract. The work authorizations are listed below:
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WA No.
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Work Description
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Ordinance #
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Appropriated
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Authorized
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1.
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Homestead Road Grade Separation at Union Pacific Railroad Tracks
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2012-0581
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$885,000.00
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$885,000.00
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2.
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Paving of West Little York Road from Wheatley to T.C. Jester and West of T.C. Jester
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2013-0636
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$805,000.00
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$730,000.00
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3.
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Shepherd Drive Drainage and Paving
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2014-0439
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$1,303,000.00
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$1,302,685.64
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4.
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Plan Review for Fire Station
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$3,200.00
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TOTAL
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$2,993,000.00
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$2,920,885.64
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SCOPE OF THIS ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION AND FEE: This contract was referenced in Ordinance No. 2014-0439 to perform Construction Management and Inspection services for the Shepherd Drive Drainage and Paving Improvements project. The construction contractor, Oscar Renda Contracting, Inc., exceeded the time to complete the project due to additional work added to the project. Under this Contract, the consultant required additional funds to complete performing Construction Management and Inspection services.
The requested appropriation of $385,100.27 completes payment to the consultant for the additional services provided for the Shepherd Drive Drainage and Paving Improvements project.
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 health benefits to eligible employees in compliance with City policy.
M/WBE PARTICIPATION: The M/WBE goal established for this contract is 24%. The current total authorizations for this contract is $2,920,885.64. The consultant has been paid $2,920,885.64 (100.00%) to date. Of this amount, $704,150.62 (24.11%) has been paid to M/WBE sub-consultants to date.
FISCAL NOTE: No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Houston Public Works
WBS No. M-000267-0001-4