SUBJECT: Additional Appropriation to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City and IDCUS Inc. for Watonga Paving and Drainage W 34th to W 43rd.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve an ordinance appropriating additional funds to the Professional Engineering Services Contract with IDCUS Inc.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Street & Traffic Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and is required to meet City of Houston design and safety standards and improve traffic mobility.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consists of the design of approximately 5,000 linear feet of roadway reconstruction to major thoroughfare or collector street standards. The proposed project improvements include a four-lane concrete roadway with curbs, an underground storm sewer system, sidewalks, street lights and necessary utilities.
LOCATION: The project area is generally bound by W 43rd Street on the north, W 34th Street on the south, TC Jester Boulevard on the east and Randon Street on the west.
PREVIOUS HISTORY AND SCOPE: City Council approved the original Contract on January 15, 2014 under Ordinance No. 2014-0022. The scope of services under the Original Contract consisted of Basic and Additional Services for Phase I - Preliminary Design, Phase II – Final Design, and Phase III – Construction Phase. Under this Contract, the Consultant has accomplished Phase I Preliminary Design and Phase II Final Design.
SCOPE OF THIS ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION AND FEE: The requested additional appropriation is necessary to complete Phase III – Construction Phase services. A fee of $77,000.00 is budgeted for Basic Services.
The total requested appropriation is $85,000.00 to be appropriated as follows: $77,000.00 for contract services and $8,000.00 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 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 24%. The original Contract amount totals $884,873.62. The Consultant has been paid $870,494.00 (98.37%) to date. Of this amount, $208,210.00 (23.92%) has been paid to M/WBE sub-consultants to date. Assuming approval of the requested additional appropriation, the contract amount will increase to $961,873.62. 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-000811-0001-3; S-000500-0225-3