ORDINANCE appropriating $1,621,000.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, awarding contract to PEPPER-LAWSON WATERWORKS, LLC for 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant - Eddy Current Clutch Drives and Screw Conveyor Replacement; setting a deadline for the bidder’s execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance, and other required contract documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for engineering, testing, CIP Cost Recovery, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ

PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the City’s on-going program to make improvements to the existing facilities at 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant.

DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consists of replacements of the Eddy Current Clutch Drives and the Screw Conveyor at the 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The Contract duration for this project is 455 calendar days. This project was designed under work order by CP&Y, Inc.

LOCATION:   This project is located at 2525 S/Sgt. Macario Garcia.   Key Map Grid 494R.

BIDS:   This project was advertised for bidding on July 18, 2014. Bids were received on August 21, 2014.  Four (4)  bids are as follows:

  Bidder                                                          Bid Amount

 

1.         Pepper-Lawson Waterworks, LLC               $1,438,320.00

2.         Industrial TX Corp.                                       $1,521,920.00

3.         Boyer, Inc.                                                    $2,031,937.00

4.         R+B Group, Incorporated                             $2,144,420.00

AWARD:  It is recommended that this construction contract be awarded to Pepper-Lawson Waterworks, LLC with a low bid of $1,438,320.00 and that Addendum Number 1 be made a part of this Contract.

PROJECT COST:    The total cost of this project is $1,621,000.00 to be appropriated as follows:

·                     Bid Amount                                                     $1,438,320.00

·                     Contingencies                                                 $     71,916.00

·                     Engineering and Testing Services                  $     10,000.00

·                     CIP Cost Recovery                                         $   100,764.00

Engineering and Testing Services will be provided by Professional Services Industries, Inc. under a previously approved contract.

HIRE HOUSTON FIRST:

The proposed contract requires compliance with the City’s ‘Hire Houston First’ ordinance that promotes economic opportunity for Houston business and supports job creation. In this case, the proposed contractor meets the requirements of Hire Houston First.

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 health benefits to eligible employees in compliance with City policy.

M/WSBE PARTICIPATION: The Contractor has submitted the following proposed program to satisfy the 11% MBE goal, 7% WBE goal for this project. 

      MBE -  Name of Firms             Work Description                            Amount                              % of Contract

1.   Gonzales Commercial                                                                                                                       

      Electric Corporation                 Electrical Contractor                      $170,000.00                            11.82%

            TOTAL  $170,000.00                             11.82%

      WBE -  Name of Firms            Work Description                            Amount                            % of Contract

1.   Bevco Company, Inc.              Pipe and equipment supplier          $ 57,532.00                                  4.0%

            TOTAL   $ 57,532.00                                4.0%

      SBE -  Name of Firms             Work Description                            Amount                             % of Contract

1.   Automation Nation, Inc.            Computer Software Services        $ 18,000.00                                 1.25%

2.   Dominion Air & Heat, LLC.       HVAC System                                $ 35,120.00                                2.44%

            TOTAL   $ 53,120.00                                3.69%

All known rights-of-way, easements and/or right-of-entry required for the project have been acquired.

Ravi Kaleyatodi, P.E., CPM                      Phone:  (832) 395-2326

Senior Assistant Director