SUBJECT: Accept Work for 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements (Package 4).
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Pass a motion to approve the final Contract Amount of $12,683,893.82 or 10.40% under the original Contract Amount, accept the Work and authorize final payment.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project was part of the City’s program to renew/replace inefficient components of the existing Wastewater Treatment Plant facilities.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consisted of construction of various improvements at 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant including: grit removal, clarifiers, chlorination system, dechlorination system, truck loading facilities and associated work. CH2M Hill, Inc. designed the project with 900 calendar days allowed for construction. The project was awarded to Pepper-Lawson Waterworks, LLC with an original Contract Amount of $14,156,052.00.
LOCATION: The project is located at 2525 S/Sgt. Macario Garcia. The project is located in Key Map Grid 494R.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The Contractor, Pepper-Lawson Waterworks, LLC has completed the work under the subject Contract. The project was completed beyond the established completion date with an additional 73 days approved by Change Order Nos. 2, 4 and 5. The final cost of the project, including overrun and underrun of estimated unit price quantities and previously approved Change Order Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 is $12,683,893.82 a decrease of $1,472,158.18 or 10.40% 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 18.00%. The M/WBE plan established for this project was 18.16%. According to Office of Business Opportunity, the participation was 14.31%. The Contractor’s M/WBE performance evaluation was rated Unsatisfactory. The Prime failed to make good faith efforts to meet the required MWSBE goal. Also, the Prime did not engage the services of three goal credit subs and did not follow the deviation process.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E.
Director
Houston Public Works
WBS No. R-000509-0013-4