SUBJECT: Additional Appropriation for a Professional Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract between the City and Gunda Corporation, LLC for Paving and Drainage Projects.
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Approve an Ordinance appropriating additional funds for the Professional Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract with Gunda Corporation, LLC.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Work Order Construction Management and Inspection Services for Paving and Drainage Projects.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This Contract provides for Construction Management and Inspection Services for Capital Projects in connection with Paving and Drainage Projects.
LOCATION: The projects are located throughout the City of Houston.
PREVIOUS HISTORY AND SCOPE: City Council approved the original Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract with Gunda Corporation, LLC. on October 30, 2019 under Ordinance No. 2019-0838 and appropriated $100,000.00 for construction management and inspection services. City Council subsequently appropriated project specific amounts for Local Drainage Program (LDP) Contract 3 ($150,000.00) and Contract 4 ($200,000.00) on February 26, 2020 under Ordinance No. 2020-0160 and on May 27, 2020 under Ordinance No. 2020-0462, respectively.
SCOPE OF THIS ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION AND FEE: This contract will provide Construction Management and Inspection services. Under this Contract, the consultant required additional funds to provide Construction Management and Inspection services for upcoming paving and drainage projects.
The total cost is $315,000.00 to be appropriated as follows: $300,000.00 for contract services and $15,000.00 for CIP Cost Recovery.
PAY OR PLAY PROGRAM: The proposed contract requires compliance with the City’s ‘Pay or Play’ ordinance regarding health benefits for employees of City contractors. In this case, the Contractor provides health benefits to eligible employees in compliance with City policy.
M/WBE PARTICIPATION: The M/WBE goal established for this contract is 24%. The original contract and subsequent additional appropriation amount total $450,000.00 to date. The consultant has been paid $146,074.16 (32.46%) to date. Of this amount, $45,441.00 (31.11%) has been paid to M/WBE sub-consultants to date. Assuming approval of the requested additional appropriation, the contract amount will increase to $750,000.00. The consultant proposes the following to meet the M/WBE goal.
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Name of Firms
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Work Description
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Amount
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% of Total Contract
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Paid Prior M/WBE Commitment
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$45,441.00
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6.06%
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Unpaid Prior M/WBE Commitment
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$62,559.00
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8.34%
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1. Brian Smith Construction Inspection.
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Construction Inspection Services
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$36,000.00
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4.80%
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2. Sowells Consulting Engineering, LLC
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Construction Inspection Services
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$36,000.00
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4.80%
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TOTAL
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$180,000.00
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24.00%
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FISCAL NOTE: No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Houston Public Works
WBS No(s). M-430220-0036-4