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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 11/19/2019
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Item Creation Date: 10/10/2019

25DSGN119 Amend Ordinance No. 2016-264 to Increase Maximum Contract Amount for the Task Order Contract for Professional Engineering Services with Jaymark Engineering, Infrastructure Associates and Walter P. Moore & Associates

Agenda Item#: 20.


 
                               
Summary:

O2019-0912 ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2016-264 to increase the maximum contract amount to task order contracts between the City of Houston and JAYMARK ENGINEERING CORPORATION, INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATES, INC and WALTER P. MOORE & ASSOCIATES, INC for Professional Engineering Services

Background:

RECOMMENDATION:  Approve an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2016-264 (passed April 06, 2016) to increase the maximum contract amount to $2,000,000 for the task order contracts with Jaymark Engineering Corporation (Jaymark), Infrastructure Associates, Inc. (Infrastructure), and Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc. (WPM).

SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:  The General Services Department recommends that City Council approve an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2016-264 to increase the maximum contract amount to $2,000,000 from $1,000,000 for the professional engineering services task order contracts with Jaymark, Infrastructure, and WPM.  It is expected that Jaymark, Infrastructure, and WPM will deplete the $1,000,000 expenditure cap in November 2019.  The requested increase will allow each consultant to complete pending task orders which will exceed the current $1,000,000 maximum contract amount.

 

PREVIOUS HISTORY AND PROJECT SCOPE:  On April 6, 2016, by Ordinance No. 2016-264, City Council approved a task order contract for professional engineering services for a term of three years with two one-year renewals with Jaymark, Infrastructure and WPM, and set a maximum contract amount for each contract of $1,000,000.

 

M/WBE PARTICIPATION:  The original task order contracts with Jaymark, Infrastructure and WPM have an 8% M/WBE goal. To date, Jaymark has achieved 8.9% M/WBE participation, Infrastructure has achieved 9.5% M/WBE participation, and WPM has achieved 7.3% M/WBE participation. According to the Office of Business Opportunity, WPM has made a good faith effort to meet the M/WBE goal and has projects underway that are utilizing the services of its M/WBE firms.  With this plan, it is anticipated that WPM will achieve the goal by the completion of the contract.

 

DIRECTOR’S SIGNATURE/DATE:                                                             

 

 

 

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C. J. Messiah, Jr.                                                                   

General Services Department


Prior Council Action:
Ordinance 2016-264; April 06, 2016
Amount and Source of Funding:
Contact Information:

Jacquelyn L. Nisby

Council Liaison

Phone: 832.393.8023

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