SUBJECT: Accept Work for Contract Award for FY16-Mitigation Program for Capital Improvement Program Projects.
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Pass a motion to approve the final Contract Amount of $3,819,227.18 or .80% under the original Contract Amount, accept the Work and authorize final payment.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: The project was required to preserve, repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct the stormwater drainage asset to such a condition that it may be effectively used for its designated functional purpose, including mitigate the hydraulic impact of increased stormwater run-off from drainage improvement projects into receiving stormwater systems, ditches, channels, and bayous.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consisted of repairing or reconstructing the stormwater drainage asset, to a condition that it could be effectively used for its designated functional purpose, including detention pond excavation and regrading, clearing, grubbing, concrete maintenance access ramp, concrete pilot channel, rip-rap, sodding and hydro-mulch seeding. The Contract duration for this project was 315 calendar days. The project was awarded to Reytec Construction with an original Contract Amount of $3,850,002.50.
LOCATION:
1. Eureka Corridor project area is generally bound by Eureka Road on the north, Egbert Street on the south, White Oak Bayou on the east and Kansas Street on the west.
2. Parks Edge Detention Pond project area is generally bound by HCFCD Ditch W1670403 on the north, Clay Road on the south, Sam Houston Tollway on the east and Brittmoore Road on the west.
3. Rodeo Ditch Detention Pond project area is generally bound by Reed Road on the north, Airport Boulevard on the south, South Freeway on the east and De Weese on the west.
4. Sharpstown Detention Pond project area is generally bound by Reamer Street on the north, Brays Bayou Greenway Trail on the south and the east, and McAvoy Drive on the west.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The Contractor, Reytec Construction Resources, Inc., has completed the work under the subject Contract. The project was completed beyond the established completion date with an additional 38 days approved by Change Order Nos. 2 and 3. The final cost of the project, including overrun and underrun of estimated unit price quantities and previously approved Change Order Nos. 1-4 is $3,819,227.18 a decrease of $30,775.32 or .80% under the original Contract Amount and under the 5% contingency amount. The decreased 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% MBE and 7% WBE (18% total). According to the Office of Business Opportunity, the actual participation achieved on this project was 13.84% MBE and 10.27% WBE (24.11% 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 contractual goals for this project and made good faith efforts to utilize all goal credit subcontractors to full capacity. 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 No(s). M-430296-011A-4