RECOMMENDATION: The General Services Department recommends approval of final contract amount of $620,847.44 and acceptance of work on the contract with E Contractors USA, LLC, for 1906 Cochran Renovations – 9.87% over the original contract amount and under the approved 10% contingency.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department recommends that City Council approve the final contract amount of $620,847.44, or 9.87% over the original contract amount, accept the work and authorize final payment to E Contractors USA, LLC for construction services relating to the renovation at 1906 Cochran Street for the Houston Health Department.
PROJECT LOCATION: 1906 Cochran Street (493D)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project consisted of exterior improvements (asphalt paving topping, pavement painting, concrete sidewalks, iron fencing, exterior light fixture replacement); interior finishes (painting, wall details and accessories, floor finishes); and mechanical work (new roof top package air conditioning unit, piping, and building automation system and required modifications).
PREVIOUS HISTORY AND PROJECT SCOPE: On July 8, 2015, Ordinance No. 2015-0666, City Council authorized the appropriation of $976,000.00 out of the Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund to the Task Order and Job Order (TOC/JOC) Contracting Program for Facility Condition Assessments Priority 1 and 2 Deficiencies for FY2015 for the renovation at 1906 Cochran Street. After finalizing the scope of work for the project, the construction costs exceeded the TOC/JOC work order limit of $450,000.00. Therefore, the project was advertised for competitive sealed proposals and the construction funds were re-allocated to this contract.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The contractor completed the project within 284 days: the original contract time of 180 days, plus 104 days approved by the Change Orders. The final cost of the project including Change Orders is $620,847.44, an increase of $55,752.44 over the original contract amount.
English + Associates Architects, Inc. were the design consultants for the project.
PREVIOUS CHANGE ORDERS: Change Orders No. 1 and 2 added 104 days to the contract duration; additional painting at metal deck, supporting structure, and hand rails; data removal and installation; modified flooring material and repaired asphalt.
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: H-000097-0001-4
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