SUBJECT: Accept Work for Plants 1 & 2 High Service Pump Station Switchgear Improvements at the East Water Purification Plant
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Pass a motion to approve the final Contract Amount of $11,568,795.42 or 4.78% over the original Contract Amount, accept the Work and authorize final payment.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project was part of the City’s Capital Improvement program and is required to increase the safety, reliability and the efficiency of operations at the East Pater Purification Plant.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE:This project consisted of replacing the existing Intertie Switchgear and Medium Voltage Motor Controller Switchgear, 4.16kV Motor Control Center-1 and 4.16kV Motor Control Center-2 with new Switchgears. Kalluri Group, Inc. designed the project with 540 calendar days allowed for construction. The project was awarded to Boyer, Inc. with an original Contract Amount of $11,041,007.00.
LOCATION: This project is located at 2300 Federal Road in Key Map Grids 496 U and Y.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The Contractor, Boyer, Inc., has completed the work under the subject Contract. The project was completed beyond the established completion date with an additional 851 days approved by Change Order Nos. 1, 2 and 3. The final cost of the project, including overrun and underrun of estimated unit price quantities and previously approved Change Order Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 is $11,568,795.42, an increase of $527,788.42 or 4.78% over the original Contract Amount and under the 5% contingency amount. The increased 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 20%. The M/WBE plan established for this project was 20.03%. According to the Office of Business Opportunity, the participation was 19.06%. Contractor's M/WBE performance was rated Satisfactory.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Houston Public Works
WBS No. S-000056-0067-4