RECOMMENDATION: The General Services Department recommends approval of final contract amount of $54,000.00 and acceptance of work on contract with Alliance Industrial and Commercial Services, LLC, for Lake Houston Wilderness Park – Archery Range Phase One – 5.88% over the original contract amount and under the 6.1% contingency.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department recommends that City Council approve the final contract amount of $54,000.00 or 5.88% over the original contract amount, accept the work and authorize final payment to Alliance Industrial and Commercial Services, LLC, for construction services relating to Lake Houston Wilderness Park – Archery Range Phase One, for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department.
PROJECT LOCATION: 25840 FM 1485, New Caney, Texas
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project provided clearing for the archery range and parking area, constructed concrete walkways from parking area to existing range pavilion; installed two accessible parking spaces with required signage; and installed an accessible concrete walkway to the archery range office.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The contractor completed the project within 65 days: the original contract time of 60 days, plus five days approved by Change Order No. 2. The final cost of the project including Change Orders is $54,000.00, an increase of $3,000.00 over the original contract amount.
PREVIOUS CHANGE ORDERS: Change Order Nos. 1 and 2 relocated the existing container office and constructed a new pad for the container; furnished and installed a sidewalk drain culvert; and added non-compensable days to the contract duration.
M/WBE PARTICIPATION: An M/WBE goal was not established for this project because the construction cost did not exceed the threshold of $1,000,000.00 required for a goal-oriented contract as authorized by Houston Code of Ordinances §15-82.
WBS No. F-000695-0009-4
DIRECTOR’S SIGNATURE/DATE:
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C. J. Messiah, Jr.
General Services Department
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Stephen Wright
Houston Parks and Recreation Department