RECOMMENDATION: Appropriate funds for the Professional Landscape Architectural Task Order Contracting Program for FY 2019 for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD).
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department recommends that City Council appropriate $829,000.00 for the Professional Landscape Architectural Task Order Contracting Program for FY 2019 for various capital improvement projects for HPARD.
PREVIOUS HISTORY AND PROJECT SCOPE: On April 30, 2014, Ordinance No. 2014-0403, City Council approved four professional landscape architectural task order contracts with Clark Condon Associates, Inc.; Lauren Griffith, Inc.; M2L Associates, Inc.; and James Patterson Associates, Inc. dba White Oak Studio, for a term of three-years with two one-year renewal options. Each contract has a maximum contract amount of $3,000,000.00.
Under the terms of each contract, the consultant will perform design and construction phase services on an as-needed basis for HPARD capital improvement projects. The funds are allocated to the landscape architectural contracts as work orders are issued. Fees for each task order will be negotiated based upon the size and complexity of the project.
PROJECT LOCATIONS: Citywide
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: See attached list.
M/W/SBE PARTICIPATION: A 24% M/WBE goal has been established for each contract. To date, each consultant has achieved the following participation:
No. Contractor M/WBE Amount M/WBE
Subcontractor(s) Authorized Participation
to Date
1 Clark Condon Associates, Inc. Brave / Architecture Inc. $58,986.00 9.54%
Hunt & Hunt Engineering Corporation $121,740.00 19.68%
HVJ Associates, Inc. $75,186.00 12.16%
Kuo & Associates, Inc. $138,583.00 22.41%
Matrix Structural Engineers, Inc. $0.00 0.00%
Marek-Hill Design $0.00 0.00%
63.79%
2 Lauren Griffith, Inc. CSF Consulting, L.P. $5,600.00 0.50%
Henderson + Rogers, Inc. $41,660.00 3.73%
Hunt & Hunt Engineering Corporation $3,500.00 0.31%
Infrastructure Associates, Inc. $133,986.00 11.99%
Kerry Goelzer Associates LLC $17,980.00 1.61%
Kuo & Associates, Inc. $48,530.00 4.34%
22.48%
3 M2L Associates, Inc. Archi*Technics/3, Inc. $20,000.00 1.89%
Dally + Associates, Inc. $20,720.00 1.96%
Aviles Engineering Corporation $28,335.00 2.67%
English + Associates Architects, Inc. $17.679.00 1.67%
Geotest Engineering, Inc. $0.00 0.00%
Hunt & Hunt Engineering Corporation $0.00 0.00%
IEA Inc. $74,800.00 7.06%
Jones Engineers, L. P. $182,163.00 17.20%
Landtech, Inc. $68,182.00 6.44%
Omega Engineers, Inc. $15,667.00 1.48%
Rods Surveying, Inc. $39,152.00 3.70%
Teran Group LLC $58,195.00 5.49%
49.56%
4 James Patterson Associates, Inc. Crouch Environmental Services, Inc. $4,500.00 0.61%
dba White Oak Studio Henderson + Rogers, Inc. $18,775.00 2.54%
Infrastructure Associates, Inc. $73,132.00 9.88%
Jones Engineers, L.P. $27,500.00 3.72%
Kuo & Associates, Inc. 102,441.00 13.84%
30.59%
CIP FISCAL NOTE: No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of these projects.
Capital Project Information: See each attached Form A for a breakdown of capital costs.
WBS No.: F-000675-0003-3
DIRECTOR’S SIGNATURE/DATE:
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C. J. Messiah, Jr.
General Services Department
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Stephen Wright
Houston Parks and Recreation Department