SUBJECT: Contract Award for FY2022 Citywide Asphalt Overlay Rehabilitation Package #1
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Accept low bid, award construction contract for FY2022 Citywide Asphalt Overlay Rehabilitation Package #1 to Grava, LLC and appropriate funds.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Transportation and Drainage Operations program and will provide work authorizations on a location by location basis, as needed, to preserve, repair, rehabilitate or reconstruct the street asset to such a condition that is effectively used for its designated functional purpose.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This Citywide program provides construction services to include but not limit to the construction repair, rehabilitation, removal, disposal, and/or replacement of roadway pavement and other pavement related improvement. The Contract duration for this project is 730 calendar days.
LOCATION: The projects are located throughout the City of Houston (City).
BIDS: This project was advertised for bidding on July 23, 2021 and July 30, 2021. Bids were received on August 12, 2021. The four (4) bids are as follows:
| No. |
Bidder |
Adjustment Factor |
| 1 |
Grava LLC |
0.989 |
| 2 |
Durwood Greene Construction Co. |
1.030 |
| 3 |
Texas Materials Group, Inc. dba Gulf Coast |
1.175 |
| 4 |
Main Lane Industries, Ltd. |
1.180 |
AWARD: It is recommended that this construction contract be awarded to Grava, LLC with a low bid of $7,000,000.00 and an adjustment factor of 0.989.
PROJECT COST: The total cost of this project is $8,065,000.00 to be appropriated as follows:
· Bid Amount $7,000,000.00
· Contingency $350,000.00
· Testing Services $365,000.00
· CIP Cost Recovery $350,000.00
Testing Services will be provided by Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc. under a previously approved contract.
HIRE HOUSTON FIRST: The proposed contract requires compliance with the City’s ‘Hire Houston First’ (HHF) ordinance that promotes economic opportunity for Houston business and supports job creation. In this case Grava, LLC is a designated HHF company, but they were the successful awardee without application of the HHF preference.
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/WSBE PARTICIPATION: The contractor has submitted the following proposed program to satisfy the 11 % MBE goal and 7 % WBE goal for this project.
| MBE Name of Firms |
Work Description |
Amount |
% of Contract |
| Match & Mix Construction, LLC |
Concrete paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) |
$420,000.00 |
6.00% |
| Texas Concrete Enterprise Ready Mix Inc. |
Asphalt and concrete mixtures merchant wholesalers |
$280,000.00 |
4.00% |
| Wilson Flagging Control |
Sidewalk construction, residential and commercial flagging (i.e., traffic control) services |
$70,000.00 |
1.00% |
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TOTAL: |
$770,000.00 |
11.00% |
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| WBE Name of Firms |
Work Description |
Amount |
% of Contract |
| J.A. Gamez Trucking Services |
Brick, stone and related construction material merchant. Trucking, specialized freight (except used goods), local |
$210,000.00 |
3.00% |
| |
TOTAL: |
$210,000.00 |
3.00% |
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| SBE Name of Firms |
Work Description |
Amount |
% of Contract |
| Ceballos Construction, LLC |
Concrete paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) |
$280,000.00 |
4.00% |
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TOTAL: |
$280,000.00 |
4.00% |
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TOTAL CONTRACT: |
$1,260,000.00 |
18.00% |
FISCAL NOTE: No significant fiscal operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
All known right-of-way, easements and/or right-of-entry for the project have been acquired.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Houston Public Works
WBS No. N-321040-0045-4