RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of Change Order No. 8 for Neighborhood Sewer System Improvements - Eastwood (Basin SB142) - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS

This item should only be considered after passage of Item 5 above

SUBJECT: Pass a motion approving Change Order No. 8 for Neighborhood Sewer System Improvements – Eastwood (Basin SB142).

RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Pass a motion approving Change Order No. 8 for Neighborhood Sewer System Improvements – Eastwood (Basin SB142).  

PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the City’s ongoing program for Neighborhood Sewer System Improvements. This program is required to meet the need to replace and upgrade neighborhood sewer systems that are aging and require frequent repair.

LOCATION: The project area is generally bound by Leeland Street on the north, Harby Street on the south, Ernestine street on the east and Sidney Street on the west. 

CHANGE ORDER No. 8:  This work is required for the additional work described in Change Order No. 8 to include the additional funding necessary to complete construction due to additional scope of installation of 6-inch concrete driveways per current City standard requirements, and under estimated quantities of 7-inch high early concrete pavement needed at the intersections. The requirement of the work was discovered during the performance of the contract work. This scope of work is necessary to complete the execution of this project due to the inspection results per the contract documents. The contract duration for this project is 350 calendar days.  The project was awarded to JFT Construction, Inc. with an original Contract Amount of $4,391,442.40.

The proposed Change Order No. 8 is in the amount of $112,772.31 or 2.57% above the original contract amount.  This will increase the original contract amount to $4,504,214.71, leaving the 5% contingency balance for completing the remaining work.

MWBE PARTICIPATION: The M/WBE goal established for this contract is 20.00%.  The original Contract is in the amount of $4,391,442.40. The Consultant has been paid $3,349,400.58 (76.27%) to date. Of this amount, $1,259,995.00 (37.62%) has been paid to M/WBE sub-consultants to date. Assuming approval of the requested additional appropriation, the contract amount will increase to $4,504,214.71. According to Office of Business Opportunity, the Contractor’s to date M/W/SBE performance is 37.62%.        

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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director

Houston Public Works

WBS Nos. R-002011-0087A-4, N-210016-0001-4, M-450500-0298-4, S-000500-0298-4

No additional funding required.

Original (previous) total appropriation of $5,375,200.00

$531,654.25 from Fund No. 4042 - Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF  

$1,686,620.00 from Fund No. 4042 - Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF  

$3,156,925.76 from Fund No. 8500 - Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction

Subsequent Additional Appropriation of $124,049.54 from Fund No. 4046 - Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax

Juan Chavira, PE, PMP,CEM

Assistant Director, Capital Projects

Phone: (832) 395-2441