RECOMMENDATION: Award construction contract and appropriate funds for the project.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department (GSD) recommends that City Council award a construction contract to Times Construction, Inc. on the proposal amount of $2,090,000.00 to provide construction services for Brock Adventure Park for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department.
PROJECT LOCATION: 8201 John Ralston Rd., Houston TX 77044
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The scope of work consists of repurposing a portion of the golf course into an adventure park which includes a new playground, obstacle course, disc and foot golf courses, putting green, fishing pier, and walking trails. Improvements will also be made to the existing parking lot, lights and sidewalks along with tree plantings and irrigation. These improvements will complement the recent bayou greenways trail and canoe launch that have been constructed at Brock Park. This project is funded in part by a Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Grant.
The contract duration for this project is 180 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.
Clark Condon Associates, Inc. is the design consultant for this project.
PROPOSALS: On July 19 and July 26, 2019, GSD advertised a Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals (CSP) for construction services for Brock Adventure Park. The CSP contained selection criteria that ranked respondents on experience, key personnel, safety and Hire Houston First. The Statements of Qualifications were due on August 8, 2019, and eight firms responded. GSD evaluated the respondents and three of the eight firms received sufficient points and were requested to submit proposals. Three firms submitted proposals. Times Construction, Inc. submitted the lowest responsive proposal and offers the best value for the City based on the advertised criteria.
The three proposers are ranked as follows:
PROPOSER
1. Times Construction, Inc.
2. Millis Development and Construction, LLC
3. Landscape Art, Inc.
AWARD: It is recommended that City Council award the construction contract to Times Construction, Inc., and appropriate funds for the project, including an additional appropriation of $51,425.00 for engineering and materials testing services under an existing contract with All-Terra Engineering Inc.; and $19,075.00 for Civic Art, which represents 1.75% of the construction costs of $1,090,000.00 out of the Parks Consolidated Construction Fund.
FUNDING SUMMARY:
$2,090,000.00 Construction Contract
$ 104,500.00 5% Contingency
$ 19,075.00 Civic Art (1.75% of Fund 4502)
$ 51,425.00 Engineering and Materials Testing Services
$2,265,000.00 Total Funding
M/WBE PARTICIPATION: An 18% MBE goal and 10% WBE goal have been established for this contract. The contractor has submitted the following certified firms to achieve the goal:
FIRM (MBE): SCOPE AMOUNT % OF CONTRACT
El Dorado Services Concrete $188,100.00 9.00%
V.A. Construction. Inc. Concrete $188,100.00 9.00%
$376,200.00 18.00%
FIRM (WBE): SCOPE AMOUNT % OF CONTRACT
Arc Light Electric, Inc. Electrical $83,600.00 4.00%
MVA Construction. LLC. Concrete $125,400.00 6.00%
$209,000.00 10.00%
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 elects to play; providing health benefits to eligible employees in compliance with the City policy.
HIRE HOUSTON FIRST: The proposed contract requires compliance with the City’s “Hire Houston First” (HHF) Ordinance that promotes economic opportunity for Houston businesses and supports job creation. In this case, Times Construction, Inc. is a local area business company, but they were the successful awardee without application of the HHF preference.
CIP FISCAL NOTE: The five-year projected operating and maintenance costs for this project are as noted below:
Capital Project Information: See attached Form A for a breakdown of capital costs.
Estimated Fiscal Operating Impact
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Project
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FY21
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FY 22
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FY 23
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FY 24
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FY 25
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FY21-FY25 Total
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Brock Adventure Park
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$250,000
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$255,000
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$260,100
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$265,300
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$270,600
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$1,301,000
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WBS No.: F-000853-0001-4
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