SUBJECT: Additional Appropriation to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City and R.G. Miller Engineers, Inc. for Houston Heights, John Brashear, Memorial Heights Paving and Drainage.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve an ordinance appropriating additional funds to the Professional Engineering Services Contract with R.G. Miller Engineers, Inc.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Capital Improvement Plan Street and Traffic Control. This program is required to replace existing asphalt streets and roadside ditches with concrete curb and gutter streets. The existing streets are of poor quality and insufficient width.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consists of the design for reconstruction of streets with concrete paving, curbs, sidewalks, driveways, storm drainage, street lighting and necessary underground utilities.
LOCATION: The project area is generally bound by White Oak Bayou on the north, Washington Avenue on the south, Studemont Street on the east and Heights Boulevard on the west.
PREVIOUS HISTORY AND SCOPE: City Council approved the original Contract on May 14, 2014 under Ordinance No. 2014-0450. The scope of services under the Original Contract consisted of Basic and Additional Services, as applicable, for Phase I - Preliminary Design, Phase II -Final Design, and Phase Ill - Construction Phase Service. On August 5, 2015 by Ordinance No. 2015-0743, City Council approved an Additional Appropriation. Under this Additional Appropriation, the Consultant has accomplished Phase I - Preliminary Design and Phase II - Final Design.
SCOPE OF THIS ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION AND FEE: The requested additional appropriation will accomplish the following: Phase Ill - Construction Phase Service to comply with updated requirements of Harris County Flood Control District and Infrastructure Design Manual. A fee of $187,641.00 is budgeted for Basic Services.
The total requested appropriation is $197,023.05 to be appropriated as follows: $187,641.00 for contract services and $9,382.05 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 project is 24%. The original Contract amount and subsequent appropriation total $1,395,769.86. Of the total contract amount the Consultant has been paid $1,356,095.00 (97.16%) to date. Of the amount paid to the Consultant, $453,983.00 (33.48%) has been paid to M/WBE sub-consultants to date. Assuming approval of the requested additional appropriation, the contract amount will increase to $1,583,410.86. The MWBE goal has been previously met.
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. N-210001-0001-3