ORDINANCE appropriating $2,250,000.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge as an additional appropriation; approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between City of Houston and DL GLOVER, INC for FY2020 Local Drainage Program Contract #2 (as Approved by Ordinance No. 2019-0818); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery and engineering and testing services relating to construction of facilities financed by Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge

SUBJECT:  Amendment and Additional Appropriation to FY2020 Local Drainage Program (LDP) Contract #2

RECOMMENDATION:  Approve a first amendment to the Construction Contract for FY2020 Local Drainage Program Contract #2 with DL Glover, Inc. and appropriate additional funds.

PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION:  Transportation and Drainage Operations will provide work authorizations on a location by location basis, as needed, to preserve, repair, rehabilitate or reconstruct the storm water drainage asset to such a condition that it may be effectively used for its designated functional purpose. 

DESCRIPTION/SCOPE:  This Citywide program provides construction services to resolve localized storm water drainage problems.  The project scope is established by each work authorization.

LOCATION:  The project is located throughout the City of Houston.

PREVIOUS HISTORY AND SCOPE:  City Council approved the original Contract on October 23, 2019 under Ordinance No. 2019-0818. The scope of work under the Original Contract consisted of construction for local storm water drainage system improvements and repairs as determined by work authorizations. Under this contract, the contractor successfully completed construction projects as determined by work authorizations.  

SCOPE OF THIS AMENDMENT AND FEE: The amendment and requested additional appropriation is required to allow the existing contract to continue construction and coordination of various projects for drainage improvements throughout the City.  

The total cost of this additional appropriation is $2,250,000.00.

HIRE HOUSTON FIRST:  The proposed contract requires compliance with the City’s ‘Hire Houston First (HHF) ordinance that promotes economic opportunity for Houston business and supports job creation. In this case DL Glover, Inc., is a designated HHF company, but they were the successful awardee without the application of the HHF preference.

 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, 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 7% MBE and 2% WBE. The original Contract amount totals $3,400,000.00. The contractor has been paid $3,027,402.00(89.04%) to date. Of this amount, $306,000.00(10.11%) has been paid to MWBE subcontractors to date. Assuming approval of the requested additional appropriation, the contract amount will increase to $5,400,000.00. The contractor proposes the following plan to meet the M/WBE goal.

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. M-420126-0110-4

Ordinance No. 2019-818, dated October 23, 2019

$2,250,000.00  

Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge

Fund No. 4042

Original (previous) appropriation of $3,840,000.00 from Fund No. 4042 – Street and Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF.

Kassime Toure

Senior Project Manager

Storm Water maintenance Branch

Transportation and Drainage Operations

Houston Public Works

Phone: (832) 395-2381

Email: Kassime.toure@houstontx.gov