RECOMMENDATION: Approve professional architectural services contract and appropriate funds for the project.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department (GSD) recommends that City Council approve a professional architectural services contract with EYP, Inc. to perform design and construction phase services for a new Alief Neighborhood Center for the Houston Health Department (HHD), Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD), and Houston Public Library (HPL).
On March 17 and March 24, 2017, GSD advertised a Request for Qualifications containing selection criteria that ranked respondents on experience, key personnel experience, design implementation, proposed design team subconsultants, and community engagement. The Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) were due on April 20, 2017, and 20 firms responded. GSD evaluated the respondents and interviewed the five highest ranked firms. EYP, Inc. ranked highest in combined scores from the SOQ evaluation and interview, and offers the best value for the City based on the advertised criteria.
PROJECT LOCATION: 11903 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77072
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project will design and construct a new Alief Neighborhood Center located in the existing 37-acre Alief Park that will combine an HHD Multi-Service Center, HPARD Community Center, and HPL Regional Library. The new facility, consisting of approximately 63,000 square feet, will replace the Alief Women, Infants and Children Center at 12660 Beechnut, the Hennington-Alief Regional Library at 7979 South Kirkwood, and the existing Alief Community Center in Alief Park. The project will also include new parking areas and extensive renovations to amenities in Alief Park. This will be the first City of Houston Neighborhood Center to incorporate three City of Houston departments within a single facility.
Prior to the completion of the design phase and if necessary, HPARD will initiate the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 26 process for public notice, hearing, and City Council approval for the use of park land.
The architect will incorporate the LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System for New Construction & Major Renovations (LEED-NC) Version 3.0 to achieve certification.
SCOPE OF CONTRACT AND FEE: The contract provides for a Basic Services Fee to be paid as a lump sum and certain Additional Services to be paid on a reimbursable basis.
$ 3,234,700.00 Basic Services Fee
$ 1,287,300.00 Additional Services Fee
$ 180,000.00 Reimbursable Expenses
$ 4,702,000.00 Total Contract Services
$ 82,285.00 Civic Art (1.75%)
$ 4,784,285.00 Total Funding
MWBE INFORMATION: A 24% MWBE goal has been established for this contract. The architect has submitted the following certified firms to achieve the goal:
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Firm
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Work Description
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Amount
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% of Contract
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Collaborative Engineering Group, LLC
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MEP Engineering
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$325,000
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6.91%
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Dally + Associates, Inc.
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Structural Engineering
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$284,000
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6.04%
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Gradient Group, LLC
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Civil Engineering
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$214,300
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4.56%
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Project Cost Resources, Inc.
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Cost Estimating
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$90,500
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1.92%
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4b Technology Group, LLC
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IT/AV/Security Consultant
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$212,602
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4.52%
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Murray Design Associates, LLC
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Specification Consultant
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$19,000
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0.40%
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Total
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$1,145,402
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24.35%
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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 architect provides health benefits to eligible employees in compliance with City policy.
CIP FISCAL NOTE: The five-year projected operating and maintenance costs for this project are as noted below:
Capital Project Information: See attached Form A for a breakdown of capital costs.
Estimated Fiscal Operating Impact
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Project
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FY21
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FY 22
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FY 18-22
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Alief Neighborhood Center
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$188,000
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$376,000
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$564,000
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WBS: D-000180-0001-3, D-000180-0002-3, D-000180-0003-3
DIRECTOR'S SIGNATURE/DATE
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C. J. Messiah, Jr.
General Services Department
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Stephen L. Williams, M.Ed., MPA
Houston Health Department
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Stephen Wright
Houston Parks and Recreation Department
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Rhea Brown Lawson, Ph.D.
Houston Public Library