SUBJECT: Accept Work for Watonga Paving and Drainage from W. 34th to W. 43rd.
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Pass a motion to approve the final Contract Amount of $9,166,115.99 or 2.99% over the original Contract Amount, accept the Work and authorize final payment.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project was part of the Street & Traffic Capital Improvement project (CIP) and was necessary to meet City of Houston design and safety standards and improve traffic mobility.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consisted of the design of approximately 5,000 linear feet of roadway reconstruction to major thoroughfare or collector street standards. The project improvements included a four-lane concrete roadway with curbs, an underground storm sewer system, sidewalks, street lights and necessary utilities. IDCUS, Inc. designed the project with 540 calendar days allowed for construction. The project was awarded to SER Construction Partners, LLC with an original Contract Amount of $8,899,855.01.
LOCATION: The project area is generally bound by W. 43rd Street on the north, W. 34th Street on the south, TC Jester on the east and Randon Street on the west.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The Contractor, SER Construction Partners, LLC., has completed the work under the subject Contract. The project was completed within the original Contract time. The final cost of the project, including overrun and underrun of estimated unit price quantities and previously approved Change Order Nos. 1 - 8 is $9,166,115.99 an increase of $266,260.98 or 2.99% over the original Contract Amount and under the 5% contingency amount. The increased cost is a result of the difference between planned and measured quantities.
M/WSBE PARTICIPATION: The advertised M/WBE contract goals for this project were 11% MBE and 7% WBE (18% total). The M/W/SBE goals approved for this project were 11.05% MBE, 4.77% WBE, and 2.23% SBE (18.05% total). According to the Office of Business Opportunity, the actual participation achieved on this project was 31.00% MBE, 5.10% WBE, and 2.83% SBE (38.92% total). The standard for meeting MWSBE participation goals is the demonstration of Good Faith Efforts. The Contractor’s M/W/SBE performance on this project was rated Outstanding for the following reasons: The Prime exceeded the awarded contractual goals for the project and utilized all goal credit subcontractors. For the reasons listed, the Contractor’s performance exceeded our expectations and meets the intent and the spirit of the City’s MWSBE program.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Houston Public Works
WBS Nos. N-000811-0001-4, S-000500-0225-4