SUBJECT: Pass a motion approving Change Order No. 2 for Work Order Bridge Rehabilitation/Replacement Citywide 2017.
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Pass a motion approving Change Order No. 2 for Work Order Bridge Rehabilitation/Replacement Citywide 2017.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Bridge Rehabilitation/Replacement 2017-2021 CIP Program. This is a Work Order bridge related repair project, primarily for miscellaneous type of bridge repair work throughout the City of Houston. The scope of the work includes mobilization, traffic control, and removal and replacement of bridge approach slabs, expansion joints and other structural members that are in need of repair, rehabilitation or reconstruction.
LOCATION: Bridge repair work located on West Side Houston Pkwy between Kingwood Greens Drive on the north and Kings River Drive on the South.
CHANGE ORDER No. 2: This work was required for the additional work described in Change Order No. 2 to incorporate beams design lifting modification, replacing bearing pads, remove and replace of traffic rail, preparation of wooden platform for workforce and traffic control measures. The requirement of the work was discovered during the performance of the contract work. This scope of work was necessary to complete the execution of this project due to the inspection results per the contract documents. The contract duration for this project is 600 calendar days. The project was awarded to ISI Contracting, Inc. with an original Contract approved by Ordinance No. 2017-0073 is in the amount of $700,000.00
The proposed Change Order No. 2 is in the amount of $232,068.97 or 33.15% above the original contract amount and extends the contract time by 160 days. Assuming approval of the Change Order No. 2, this will increase the original contract amount to $932,068.97; leaving the 5% contingency balance for completing the remaining work.
M/WBE PARTICIPATION: No City M/WSBE participation goal is established for this project as the contract did not exceed the threshold of $1,000,000.00 required for a goal oriented contract per Section 15-82 of the Code of Ordinances.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Houston Public Works
WBS No. N-320445-0005-4