SUBJECT: First Amendment to Construction Contract between the City and DCE Construction, Inc. for City Wide Panel Replacement FY-2018.
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Approve First Amendment to the Construction Contract with DCE Construction, Inc. and appropriate additional funds.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Concrete Panel Replacement program and is required to improve and maintain a safe road surface and accessibility and to prolong the life of the roadway.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consists of the rehabilitation of arterial and major thoroughfare streets by panel replacement along with the repair and improvements to curbs and accessible ramps as necessary. The project involves construction of concrete panels, base repairs, and pavement markings as needed. The work focuses on streets, which have deteriorated to a point that rehabilitation and possible base repair are required to improve and maintain ride quality and a safe road surface.
LOCATION: The project is located throughout the City.
PREVIOUS HISTORY AND SCOPE: City Council approved the original Contract on August 15, 2018 under Ordinance No. 2018-0643. The scope of services under the Original Contract consisted of construction of concrete panels, base repair, and pavement marking as determined by work orders.
SCOPE OF THIS AMENDMENT AND FEE: The amendment will request an additional appropriation and a new CIP number as a result of consolidating several budgets into one CIP for all Citywide Street and Traffic Rehabilitation projects. The work will accomplish the following: Construction services for rehabilitation of arterial and major thoroughfare streets by panel replacement along with the repair and improvements to curbs and accessible ramps as determined and authorized by each work order citywide.
The total cost of this additional appropriation is $5,950,000.00.
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· Additional Appropriation Amount
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$5,000,000.00
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· Contingencies
· Testing Services
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$ 250,000.00
$ 200,000.00
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· CIP Cost Recovery
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$ 500,000.00
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Testing services will be provided by Austin- Reed Engineers, LLC under a previously approved Contract.
HIRE HOUSTON FIRST: The proposed contract requires compliance with the City’s ‘Hire Houston First’ (HHF) ordinance that promotes economic opportunity for Houston business and supports job creation. In this case, DCE Construction, Inc. is a designated HHF company, but they were the successful awardee without the application of the HHF preference.
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 benefits for some employees but will pay into the Contractor Responsibility Fund for others, in compliance with City policy.
M/WBE PARTICIPATION: The M/WBE goal established for this project is 16% MWSBE. The original Contract amount totals $5,197,359.75. The contractor has been paid $5,174,990.69 (99.57%) to date. Of this amount, $1,228,129.00 (23.73%) has been paid to M/WBE sub-contractors to date. Assuming approval of the requested additional appropriation, the contract amount will increase to $10,197,359.75. The contractor proposes the following plan to meet the M/WBE goal.
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Amount
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%of Contract |
| Paid Prior Commitment |
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$1,228,129.00 |
12.04% |
| Un-Paid Prior Commitment |
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$ 355,736.00 |
3.49% |
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Subtotal |
$1,583,865.00 |
15.53% |
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| MBE-Name of Firms |
Work Description |
Amount |
%of Contract |
| 1.Avila Construction Products |
Material Hauling |
$155,000.00 |
1.52% |
| 2.Lazaro Garcia Trucking |
Material Hauling |
$192,000.00 |
1.88% |
| 3.Texas Concrete Enterprise |
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| Ready Mix, Inc |
Concrete Supplier |
$380,000.00 |
3.73% |
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Sub-total |
$727,000.00 |
7.13% |
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| WBE-Name of Firms |
Work Description |
Amount |
%of Contract |
| 1. Procon Enterprises, Inc |
Steel/Rebar Supplier |
$280,000.00 |
2.75% |
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Sub-total |
$280,000.00 |
2.75% |
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| SBE-Name of Firms |
Work Description |
Amount |
%of Contract |
| 1. Royal Traffic Sign Co. |
Pavement Markings |
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Flagging |
$ 44,000.00 |
0.43% |
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Sub-total |
$ 44,000.00 |
0.43% |
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Total |
$2,634,865.00 |
25.84% |
FISCAL: 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. N-321040-0017-4 (WBS No. N-321038-0017-4)