Item Coversheet

CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 12/14/2021

Item Creation Date:

L25911.A1 - NEWPP Onsite Water Treatment & Sludge Dewatering Services - ORDINANCE (Denali Water Solutions, LLC)

Agenda Item#: 32.


 
                               
Summary:

ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2017-0419 (Passed on May 30, 2017) to increase the maximum contract amount for Contract No. 4600014350 for contract between City of Houston and DENALI WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC for Onsite Water Treatment and Sludge Dewatering and Disposal Services for Houston Public Works - $3,142,418.25 - Enterprise Fund

Background:

L25911.A1 – Approve an amending ordinance to Ordinance 2017-0419, approved on June 7, 2017, 2017, to increase the maximum contract amount from $12,569,673.00 to $15,712,091.25 for contract number 4600014350 between the City of Houston and Denali Water Solutions LLC for onsite water treatment and sludge dewatering and disposal services for Houston Public Works.

 

Specific Explanation:

The Director of Houston Public Works and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve an amending ordinance to increase the maximum contract amount from $12,569,673.00 to $15,712,091.25 for an agreement between the City of Houston and Denali Water Solutions LLC for onsite water treatment and sludge dewatering and disposal services for Houston Public Works.

 

The contract was awarded on June 7, 2017 by Ordinance No. 2017-0419 for a five-year term in the amount of $12,569,673.00. Expenditures as of November 29, 2021 totaled $12,569,673.00. Spending authority has been exhausted earlier than anticipated due to an increase in wet hauling, caused by substantial changes in raw water quality. Wet hauling is more expensive due to the dense volume of the material to empty the thickeners (approximately 420,000 gallons per thickener).  In such water quality events, the thickeners need to be emptied by wet hauling due to settleability issues with solids. Therefore, an increase to the maximum contract amount is needed to ensure that these services continue through the end of the contract term. All other terms and conditions shall remain as previously approved by City Council.

 

The Scope of work requires the contractor to furnish all supervision, labor, parts, tools, materials, equipment, supplies, and transportation necessary to perform all operations and maintenance functions of the sludge dewatering system at the Northeast Water Purification Plant (NEWPP) located at 12550 Water Works Way, Humble, Texas 77396.

 

MWBE Participation:

This contract was awarded with a 24.1% MWBE participation goal. The current participation for the selected subcontractor is as follows:

 

Subcontractor

Type of Work

Percent Attained

Captain Supply & Services

Vacuum Truck Services

19.2%

Chief Solutions, Inc.

Polymer Supplier

2.5%

 

Total

21.7%

 

Fiscal Note:

Funding for this item is included in the FY2022 Adopted Budget.  Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.

 

__________________________________                ___________________________________

Jerry Adams, Chief Procurement Officer              Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director

Finance/Strategic Procurement Division               Houston Public Works

 

Estimated Spending Authority

Department

 

FY2022

Out Years

Total

Houston Public Works

 

$2,000,000.00

$1,142,418.25

$3,142,418.25

Prior Council Action:
Ordinance No.: 2017-0419; Approved by Council on June 7, 2017
Amount and Source of Funding:

$3,142,418.25

Water and Sewer System Operating Fund

Fund No.: 8300

Contact Information:

NAME:

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION

PHONE

Jedediah Greenfield, Assistant Director

HPW

(832) 393-3754


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