RECOMMENDATION: The General Services Department recommends approval of final contract amount of $662,739.00 and acceptance of work on contract with Horizon International Group, LLC, for HPW McKinney Relocation – 16.31% over the original contract amount and within the approved 16.31% contingency.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department recommends that City Council approve the final contract amount of $662,739.00 or 16.31% over the original contract amount, accept the work and authorize final payment to Horizon International Group, LLC., for construction services related to the relocation of the Houston Public Works (HPW) Utility Customer Service Call Center to its McKinney Street facility.
PROJECT LOCATION: 2805 McKinney St., Houston, Texas (Key Map 493R)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project renovated and converted a portion of the 3rd floor of the HPW building located at 2805 McKinney, which included selective demolition, general construction, IT and phone services, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning work.
PREVIOUS HISTORY AND PROJECT SCOPE: On February 21, 2018, by Motion No. 2018-0089, City Council approved Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $39,269.00 to address unforeseen conditions and interferences involving structural members, sprinkler system, water and drain piping and additional wall demolition.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The contractor completed the project within the contract duration of 90 days. The final cost of the project including Change Orders is $662,739.00, an increase of $92,939.00 over the original contract amount.
Page Southerland Page was the project design consultant and construction manager.
PREVIOUS CHANGE ORDERS: Change Orders No. 1 and 2 added a domestic water isolation valve, upgraded electrical service, revised roof-top HVAC units, reconfigured existing electrical conduits, HVAC ductwork, fire sprinkler piping and domestic water piping to meet design requirements, and upgraded above ceiling wall construction to meet current Building Codes.
M/W/SBE PARTICIPATION: This contract is exempt from the M/WBE subcontracting provisions because the value of the contract did not exceed the threshold of $1 million required for a goal oriented contract as provided in §15-82 of the Houston Code of Ordinances.
WBS No: D-000MCK-0001-4
DIRECTOR’S SIGNATURE/DATE:
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C. J. Messiah, Jr.
General Services Department
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E.
Houston Public Works