RECOMMENDATION: The General Services Department recommends approval of final contract amount of $40,969.76 and acceptance of work on the contract with ERC Environmental & Construction Services, Inc., for South Central Police Station Restoration - Hurricane Harvey, for the Houston Police Department.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department recommends that City Council approve the final contract amount of $40,969.76, accept the work and authorize final payment to ERC Environmental & Construction Services, Inc. for construction services relating to the South Central Police Station Restoration – Hurricane Harvey.
PROJECT LOCATION: 2202 St Emanuel St, Houston, TX 77003
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project removed and replaced gypsum board, vinyl baseboards and flooring; repaired and painted walls; professionally cleaned carpet; and removed and replaced existing windowsills.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The contractor completed the project in 122 days: the original contract time of 75 days, plus 47 days approved by Change Order No. 1. The final cost of the project is for the original contract price of $40,969.76.
PREVIOUS CHANGE ORDER: Change Order No. 1 added 47 non-compensable days to the contract time due to various factors including the impact of COVID-19.
M/WBE PARTICIPATION: An M/WBE/SBE goal was not established for this contract because the construction cost did not exceed the threshold of $1M required for a goal-oriented contract as authorized by Houston Code of Ordinances §15-82.
WBS No: G-HARVEY-7381-4-01-1E
DIRECTOR’S SIGNATURE/DATE:
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C. J. Messiah, Jr.
General Services Department
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Art Acevedo
Chief of Police
Houston Police Department