SUBJECT: Accept Work for Wastewater Process Unit Cleaning and Evaluation.
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) Pass a motion to approve the final contract amount of $4,477,494.60, which is 0.79% under the original contract amount, accept the work, and authorize the final payment.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: Under this project, the contractor removed, loaded, transported, and disposed accumulated solids (sand and grit) from several wastewater treatment facilities and lift stations throughout the City. The contractor also performed a condition evaluation of the cleaned wastewater treatment plant process units and lift stations to identify the needed repair/rehabilitation.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consisted of wastewater process unit cleaning and evaluation. The project was awarded to Industrial TX Corp. with an original contract amount of $4,513,500. The Notice to Proceed date was 07/20/2016, and the project duration had 910 calendar days for completion.
LOCATION: This work order project was located at various locations within Council Districts B, and H.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The contractor, Industrial TX Corp. had completed the work under the contract. The final cost of the project is $4,477,494.60, a decrease of $36,005.40 or 0.79% under the original contract amount. With the nature of the work that was required to be performed, it was not possible to spend exactly a hundred percent of the contract amount. The final amount of this work order contract was not affected by Change Orders No. 1. The project was completed within the contract time.
MWDBE PARTICIPATION: The City established MWDBE goal for this project was 18%. According to the Office of Business Opportunity, the actual MWDBE participation was 15.29%. The contractor was awarded a “Satisfactory” rating from the Office of Business Opportunity based on the contractor’s Good Faith Efforts and overall participation.
Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E.
Director
Department of Houston Public Works
WBS No. R-000265-0142-4
File No. WW5210