RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $518,045.18 and acceptance of work on contract with PIPELINE VIDEO INSPECTION, LLC for Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Television Inspection In Support of Rehabilitation (4277-47) - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS; C - COHEN; D - BOYKINS; E - MARTIN; F - NGUYEN; G - PENNINGTON; H - GONZALEZ; I - GALLEGOS and K - GREEN

SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:

PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: Under this project, the contractor provided sanitary sewer cleaning and television inspection in support of rehabilitation to deteriorated sewer collection systems throughout the City.

DESCRIPTION/SCOPE:  This project consisted of sanitary sewer cleaning and television inspection in support of rehabilitation.  The project was awarded to PIPELINE VIDEO INSPECTION, LLC. with an original contract amount of $507,041.72.  The Notice to Proceed date was 04/28/2011 and the project had 730 calendar days for completion.

LOCATION:  This work order project was located at various locations within Council Districts B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K.

CONTRACT COMPLETION and COST:  The contractor, Pipeline Video Inspection, LLC, has completed the work under the contract.  The contract was completed within the contract time.  The final cost of the project is $518,045.18, an increase of $11,003.46 or 2.1% over the contract amount.  More cleaning was needed than anticipated.

MWDBE PARTICIPATION:  No City M/WBE participation goal was established for this project as the contract amount 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.

No additional funding required.

Original appropriation of $537,394.00 for construction and contingencies from Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund No. 8500.

Jason Iken, P.E.

Senior Assistant Director

Phone: (832) 395-4989