SUBJECT: Accept Work for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Cured-In-Place Pipe Method.
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) Pass a motion to approve the final contract amount of $3,739,466.10, which is 0.79% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount, accept the work, and authorize final payment.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: Under this project, the contractor provided sanitary sewer rehabilitation by cured-in-place pipe method to deteriorated sewer collection systems throughout the City.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consisted of sanitary sewer rehabilitation by cured-in-place method. The project was awarded to rePipe Construction, LLC dba IPR South Central, LLC with an original contract amount of $3,710,328.18. The Notice to Proceed date was 10/07/2015 and the project had 540 calendar days for completion.
LOCATION: This work order project was located at various locations within Council Districts A, B, C, D, E, G, I and K.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The contractor, rePipe Construction, LLC dba IPR South Central LLC, has completed the work under the contract. The contract was completed within the contract time with an additional 180 days approved by Change Order No. 2. The final cost of the project is $3,739,466.10, an increase of $29,137.92 or 0.79% over the original contract amount. More cleaning of sewers and cured-in-place pipe of 42” sewers were needed than anticipated.
The final amount of this work order contract was not affected by Change Orders No. 1 and No. 2.
MWDBE PARTICIPATION: The MWDBE goal for this project was 21.66%. According to the Office of Business Opportunity, the actual participation was 13.12%. The contractor was awarded an “Satisfactory” rating from the Office of Business Opportunity.
Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E.
Director
Houston Public Works
WBS# R-000266-0231-4
File No. 4258-64