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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 9/15/2020
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Item Creation Date: 11/14/2019

HPW 20HW10 Accept Work/Grava, LLC

Agenda Item#: 34.


 
                               
Summary:

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $2,877,978.12 and acceptance of work on contract with GRAVA LLC for Concrete and Asphalt Restoration Work - 0.51% under the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASTEX-TATUM

This was Item 14 on Agenda of September 9, 2020

Background:

SUBJECT:  Accept Work for Concrete and Asphalt Restoration Work

 

RECOMMENDATION: (Summary)

Pass a motion to approve the final contract amount of $2,877,978.12 which is .51% under the original contract amount, accept the work, and authorize final payment.

 

PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATIONThe project provided restoration of concrete and asphalt sections of roads within City limits following the repair of water and wastewater sewer lines. The restoration included both small sections of various sizes and panel to panel repairs.

 

DESCRIPTION/SCOPEThe original contract was awarded to Grava LLC., with an original amount of $2,892,817.90.  The Notice to Proceed was issued on May 19, 2017 with a commencement date of June 7, 2017. The duration for the project was two-years, with a one-year option to renew, for a total of three years.  This was a work order based contract on an as-needed-basis.

 

LOCATION:  The project was located at various locations within all Council Districts.

 

CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST The contractor, Grava, LLC., has completed the work under the contract with in the contract time. The final cost of the project is $2,877,978.12, a decrease of $14,839.78 or .51% under the original contract amount. Less concrete and asphalt were needed than anticipated.

 

MWDBE PARTICIPATION:  The advertised MWSBE contract goal for this project was 15.00%. The MWSBE plan established for this project was awarded at 18.00%. According to the Office of Business Opportunity, the actual participation was 17.54%. The Contractor’s MWSBE performance evaluation was rated Satisfactory due to Good Faith Efforts.

 

 

 

_______________________

 

Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E.

Director

Houston Public Works

 

S-MA1000-0006-4

File No. WA11142-02

 

Prior Council Action:

Ordinance No. 2017-324, dated 5/10/2017

Amount and Source of Funding:

No additional funding required.

 

(Original allocation of $3,262,817.90 from the Water and Sewer System Operating Fund No. 8300)

Contact Information:

Larry Holman

Houston Water

Acting Deputy Assistant Director

(832) 395-4070
 
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