SUBJECT: First Amendment to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City and WSP USA Inc. for Greenbriar Street Paving and Drainage from Rice Boulevard to W. Holcombe Boulevard.
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Approve First Amendment to the Professional Engineering Services Contract with WSP USA Inc. and appropriate funds.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Street and Traffic Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and is required to meet City of Houston Standards as well as improve traffic circulation, mobility and drainage in the service area. Deterioration of the existing pavement and the future traffic volume requires that the roadway be constructed.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consists of the construction of approximately 4,400 linear feet of roadway reconstruction to major thoroughfare standards. The proposed project improvements include a four-lane undivided concrete roadway on Greenbriar Street from Rice Boulevard to University Boulevard and a three-lane undivided concrete roadway from University Boulevard to W. Holcombe Boulevard with curbs, storm sewer system, sidewalks, driveway, street lighting, traffic control, and necessary underground utilities.
LOCATION: The project area is generally bound by Rice University on the north, W. Holcombe Boulevard on the south, S. Main Street on the east and Kirby Drive on the west. The project is located in Key Map Grids 532C & G.
PREVIOUS HISTORY AND SCOPE: City Council approved the original Contract on April 30, 2014 under Ordinance No. 2014-0402. The scope of services under the Original Contract consisted of Phase I – Preliminary Design, Phase II – Final Design, Phase III Construction Phase Services, and Additional Services. On January 11, 2017 by Ordinance No. 2017-0024, City Council approved an Additional Appropriation. Under this Additional Appropriation, the Consultant has accomplished Phase I – Preliminary Design and Phase II – Final Design.
SCOPE OF THIS AMENDMENT AND FEE: Under the scope of the First Amendment, the Consultant will accomplish the following: redesign the original storm connections due to delay of University Boulevard project. The new design includes additional 48-inch storm sewer from University Boulevard to Rice Boulevard including connections to the existing 48-inch storm sewer at Rice Boulevard. A fee of $60,120.87 is budgeted for Additional Services. The Amendment will also include a legal name change from Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. to WSP USA Inc.
The total requested appropriation is $66,132.96 to be appropriated as follows: $60,120.87 for contract services and $6,012.09 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 and subsequent appropriations total $804,547.86. The Consultant has been paid $756,179.00 (93.99%) to date. Of this amount, $275,970.00 (36.50%) has been paid to M/WBE sub-consultants to date. Assuming approval of the requested additional appropriation, the contract amount will increase to $864,668.73. The MWBE goal has been previously met.
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. N-100004-0001-3