SUBJECT: Accept Work for Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation and Renewal.
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) Pass a motion to approve the final contract amount of $2,614,073.41, which is 3.22% under the original contract amount, accept the work, and authorize final payment.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: Under this project, the contractor provided sewer point repairs, pipe replacement and pipe bursting to deteriorated sewer collection systems throughout the City.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consisted of sanitary sewer point repairs, pipe replacement and pipe bursting. The project was awarded to T Construction, LLC with an original contract amount of $2,700,923.90. The Notice to Proceed date was 01/27/2014 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, F, G, H, I, J and K.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The contractor, T Construction, LLC, has completed the work under the contract. The contract was completed within the contract time with an additional 300 days approved by Change Orders No. 7, No. 12, No. 13. The final cost of the project is $2,614,073.41, a decrease of $86,850.49 or 3.22% under the original contract amount. Less pipe bursting was needed than anticipated.
The final amount of this work order contract was not affected by Change Orders No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, No. 7, No. 8 and No. 9, No. 10, No. 11, No. 12, No. 13, No. 14, No. 15, No. 16 and No. 17.
MWDBE PARTICIPATION: The MWDBE goal for this project was 24.53%. According to the Office of Business Opportunity, the actual participation was 24.76%. The contractor was awarded a “Satisfactory” rating from the Office of Business Opportunity.
Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E.
Director
Houston Public Works
WBS# R-000266-0202-4
File No. 4235-68