SUBJECT: Pass a motion approving Change Order No. 7 for Memorial Drive Paving and Drainage Improvements from North Kirkwood Road to North Eldridge Parkway.
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Pass a motion approving Change Order No. 7 for Memorial Drive Paving and Drainage Improvements from North Kirkwood Road to North Eldridge Parkway.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Street and Traffic Capital Improvement Project (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 existing pavement and future traffic volume requires that the roadway be constructed. This project was approved by the Texas Transportation Commission in the 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The state shall refund the city 80% of the construction cost up to a maximum of $12,647,308.00, which will be reimbursed through monthly billings as costs are incurred.
LOCATION: The project area is generally bound by IH-10 on the north, Briarforest Drive on the south, North Kirkwood Road on the east and North Eldridge Parkway on the west. The project is located in Key Map Grids 488G, 488H and 489E.
CHANGE ORDER No. 7: This work is required for the additional work described in Change Order No. 7 to complete the execution of the project to incorporate landscaping and design modifications, traffic control measures, utility conflict resolution cost, cost for additional testing, removal and replacement of medians and stamped concrete. The requirement of the work was discovered during the performance of the contract work. This scope of work is necessary to complete the execution of this project due to the inspection results per the contract documents. The contract duration for this project is 1165 calendar days. The project was awarded to Oscar Renda Contracting, Inc. with an original Contract Amount of $32,720,726.00 and a subsequence additional appropriation in the amount of $1,277,115.80 increasing the contract to $33,997,841.80.
The proposed Change Order No. 7 is in the amount of $2,388,981.33 or 7.03% above the original contract amount and extends the contract time by 161 days. This will increase the original contract amount to $36,386,823.13; leaving the 5% contingency balance for completing the remaining work.
M/WBE PARTICIPATION: The M/WBE goal established for this contract is 10.00%. The original Contract approved by Ordinance No. 2015-1254 is in the amount of $32,720,726.00 and a subsequence additional appropriation by Ordinance No. 2018-0747 in the amount of $1,277,115.80. Assuming approval of this appropriation, the Contract amount will total to $36,386,823.13. According to Office of Business Opportunity, the Contractor’s to date MWBE/SBE performance is 15.80%.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Houston Public Works
WBS Nos. N-000798-0001-4, R-000500-0178-4, and S-000500-0178-4