SUBJECT: Accept Work for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Cured-In-Place Pipe Method (Large Diameter Sewer)
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) Pass a motion to approve the final contract amount of $2,990,226.93, which is 2.35% under the original contract amount, accept the work and authorize final payment.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: Under this project, the contractor provided sanitary sewer rehabilitation by cured-in-place pipe method to deteriorated sewer collection systems throughout the City.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consisted of sanitary sewer rehabilitation by cured-in-place pipe method. The project was awarded to Insituform Technologies, LLC with an original contract amount of $3,062,156.44. The Notice to Proceed date was 12/05/2016 and the project had 540 calendar days for completion.
LOCATION: This work order project was located at various locations within Council Districts B, D, G and K.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The contractor, Insituform Technologies, LLC, has completed the work under the contract. The project was completed within the contract time with an additional 650 days approved by Change Order No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 6 and No. 7. The final cost of the project is $2,990,226.93, a decrease of $71,929.51 or 2.35% under the original contract amount. Fewer point repairs and pipe replacements were needed than anticipated.
The final amount of this work order contract was not affected by Change Order No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8.
MWDBE PARTICIPATION: The advertised M/WBE contract goals for this project were 12.94% MBE and 8.72% WBE (21.66% total). The M/WBE goals approved for this project were 13.00% MBE and 14.80% WBE (27.80% total). According to the Office of Business Opportunity, the actual participation achieved on this project was 17.62% MBE and 6.64% WBE (24.26% total). The standard for meeting MWBE participation goals is the demonstration of Good Faith Efforts. The Contractor’s MWBE performance on this project was rated Satisfactory for the following reasons: The Prime exceeded the MBE goal and the overall project goal. Although the project’s work scope changes affected the Prime's ability to fully utilize WBE goal credit subcontractors, the Prime made a good faith effort to use them to the full extent possible. For the reasons listed, the Contractor’s performance meets the intent and spirit of the City’s MWBE program.
Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E.
Director
Houston Public Works
WBS# R-002013-0048-4
File No. 4258-68