ORDINANCE appropriating $688,606.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and IDS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC for the Lift Station Renewal and Replacement Project located at Ayreshire, Brompton, Bradford, Kirby Drive #2, Main Street South, and Westridge Lift Station (as approved by Ordinance No. 2016-0269); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICTS C - COHEN and K - CASTEX-TATUM

SUBJECT: Additional Appropriation to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City and IDS Engineering Group, Inc. for Lift Station Renewal and Replacement – Ayreshire, Brompton, Bradford, Kirby Drive #2, Main Street South, and Westridge Lift Stations.

RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Approve an ordinance appropriating additional funds to the Professional Engineering Services Contract with IDS Engineering Group, Inc.

DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consists of the overall condition assessment/evaluation of the seven lift stations listed below to provide recommendations on alternatives for improvement, and prepare the complete design package for each lift station.

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PREVIOUS HISTORY AND SCOPE:  City Council approved the original Contract on April 6, 2016 under Ordinance No. 2016-0269. The scope of services under the Original Contract consisted of overall condition assessment/evaluation of the six lift stations, provide recommendations on alternatives for improvement, and prepare the complete design package for each lift station. The original contract consisted of Basic Services (Phase I, II, and III) and various Additional Services. Under this Contract, the Consultant completed Phase I – Preliminary Design defining the complete scope of work and phases for the consolidation and rehabilitation plans.  The original scope of work included the evaluation of Ayreshire, Brompton, Bradford, Kirby No. 2, Main Street South, and Westridge Lift Stations; and budgeted for the design of Main Street Regional Lift Station and rehabilitation of Ayreshire and Bradford Lift Stations.  The alternative approved by the Technical Review Committee recommends the design of Westridge Regional Lift Station, diversion of Kirby No. 1 and Main Street South Lift Station, and the rehabilitation of Brompton, Ayreshire, Bradford, and Kirby No. 2 Lift Stations. This alternative also recommends to split Phase II design into three design packages as follows:

Package 1 consists of the design of Westridge Regional Lift Station, force mains and demolition of the existing Westridge Lift Station; diversion of flows from Kirby No. 1 to the Regional Lift Station and demolition of Kirby No. 1 Lift Station.

Package 2 consists of the design of Main Street flow diversion and demolition of Main Street South Lift Station.

Package 3 consists of full rehabilitation of Brompton, Ayreshire, Bradford, and Kirby No. 2 Lift Stations.

SCOPE OF THIS ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION AND FEE: The requested additional appropriation will accomplish the following: Phase II – Final Design, and Phase III – Construction Phase Services and various Additional Services. A fee of $264,300.00 is budgeted for Basic Services and $361,705.00 for Additional Services. The Additional Services are anticipated to include Survey, Geotechnical Investigations, Environmental Site Assessment, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans, Traffic Control Plans, Construction Review Committee Presentation, and Reproduction Services.

The total requested appropriation is $688,606.00 to be appropriated as follows: $626,005.00 for contract services and $62,601.00 for CIP Cost Recovery.

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 project is 24%. The original Contract amount totals $1,592,690.00. The Consultant has been paid $403,610.41 (25.34%) to date. Of this amount, $67,693.08 (16.77%) has been paid to M/WBE sub-consultants to date. Assuming approval of the requested additional appropriation, the contract amount will increase to $2,218,695.00. The Consultant proposes the following plan to meet the M/WBE goal.

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. R-000267-0128-3

Ordinance No. 2016-0269, dated 04-06-2016

$688,606.00 from Fund No. 8500 -  Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund

Original (previous) appropriation of $1,831,600.00 from Fund No. 8500 - Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund

R. Jeff Masek, P.E., CCM

Assistant Director, Capital Projects

Phone: (832) 395-2387