SUBJECT: Accept Work North Corridor Consolidation Package 1A; Trunk Sewer from Aldine-Westfield @ Rankin Rd to HCFCD P155-00-00 (54" Dia).
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Pass a motion to approve the final Contract Amount of $7,889,963.49 or 1.05% over the original Contract Amount, accept the Work and authorize final payment.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project was part of the City’s program to implement a consolidation plan for the wastewater treatment plant facilities located in the north central area.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consisted of installation of a 54-inch sewer tunnel. RPS Klotz Associates designed the project with 365 calendar days allowed for construction. The project was awarded to BRH-Garver Construction, L.P. with an original Contract Amount of $7,807,951.00.
LOCATION: The project area is generally beginning at Aldine-Westfield @ Rankin Rd., going south along Aldine-West.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The Contractor, BRH-Garver Construction, L.P., has completed the work under the subject Contract. The project was completed beyond the established completion date with an additional 105 days approved by Change Order No. 3. The final cost of the project, including overrun and underrun of estimated unit price quantities and previously approved Change Order No. 1 is $7,889,963.49, an increase of $82,012.49 or 1.05% over the original Contract and under 5% contingency amount. The increased cost is a result of the difference between planned and measured quantities.
M/WSBE PARTICIPATION: The advertised M/WBE contract goals for this project were 13% MBE and 7% WBE (20% total). The M/W/SBE goals approved for this project were 13% MBE, 7% WBE, and 0% SBE (20% total). According to the Office of Business Opportunity, the actual participation achieved on this project was 7.45% MBE, 7.89% WBE, and 0% SBE (15.34% total). The standard for meeting MWSBE participation goals is the demonstration of Good Faith Efforts. The Contractor’s M/W/SBE performance on this project was rated Satisfactory due to Good Faith Efforts for the following reasons: the prime made good faith efforts to utilize all goal credit subcontractors to full capacity and leveraged the deviation process to add several MWSBE firms to perform scopes of work that another certified firm was not able to perform due to its closure. For the reasons listed, the Contractor's performance meets the intent and spirit of the City of Houston's MWSBE program.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Houston Public Works
WBS No. R-000536-0017-4