SUBJECT: Contract Award for Citywide Work Orders for Council District Service Funds #9.
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Accept low bid, award construction contract to JFT Construction, Inc., for Citywide Work Orders for Council District Service Funds #9 and appropriate funds.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Street and Traffic Control Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and is required to meet current City of Houston Standards as well as improve sidewalks, street surfaces, curbs, mobility and safety at intersections, The work orders will be determined by the Council District Service Fund process.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This contract is for construction of sidewalks, median modifications, new pavement markings, wheelchair ramps, pedestrian crossings, panel replacements, overlays, etc. in various locations throughout the City of Houston. The Contract duration for this project is 365 calendar days. This is a work order based contract with work orders assigned on an as-needed basis.
LOCATION: The projects are located throughout the City of Houston (City).
BIDS: This project was advertised for bidding on August 5, 2022, and on August 12, 2022. The Bids were received on August 18, 2022. The eight (8) bids are as follows:
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Bidder
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Bid Amount
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1.
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JFT Construction, Inc.
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$1,783,823.05
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2.
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Total Contracting Limited
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$1,900,750.50
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3.
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Grava LLC
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$1,935,283.33
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4.
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DCE Construction, Inc.
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$2,160,882.00
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5.
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DG Medina Construction, LLC
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$2,344,552.34
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6.
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Tikon Group, Inc.
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$2,635,564.00
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7.
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Resicom, Inc.
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$2,853,983.00
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8.
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J Rivas Construction, LLC
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$3,324,659.00
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AWARD: It is recommended that this construction contract be awarded to JFT Construction, Inc. with a low bid of $1,783,823.05.
PROJECT COST: The total cost of this project is $2,047,205.35 to be appropriated as follows:
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· Bid Amount
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$1,783,823.05
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· Contingencies
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$89,191.15
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· Testing Services
· CIP Cost Recovery
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$85,000.00
$89,191.15
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Testing Services will be provided by Alliance Laboratories, Inc. under a previously approved contract.
The appropriations for CIP Cost Recovery are necessary to fund project management costs but will not be charged to CDSF.
HIRE HOUSTON FIRST: The proposed contract requires compliance with the City’s ‘Hire Houston First’ (HHF) ordinance that promotes economic opportunity for Houston business and supports job creation. In this case, JFT Construction, Inc. is a designated HHF company, but they were the successful awardee without application of the HHF preference.
PAY OR PLAY PROGRAM: The proposed contract requires compliance with the City’s ‘Pay or Play’ ordinance regarding health benefits for employees of City contractors. In this case, the Contractor provides health benefits to eligible employees in compliance with City policy.
M/WSBE PARTICIPATION: The contractor has submitted the following proposed program to satisfy the 17% MBE goal and 3% WBE goal for this project.
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MBE - Name of Firms
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Work Description
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Amount
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% of Contract
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1.
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Match & Mix Construction LLC
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Concrete Work
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$ 214,058.77
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12.00%
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2.
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C. Sanchez Trucking
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Hauling / Trucking
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$ 17,838.23
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1.00%
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WBE - Name of Firms
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Work Description
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Amount
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% of Contract
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1.
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Access Data Supply, Inc.
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Ready Mix Concrete
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$ 53,514.69
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3.00%
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SBE - Name of Firms
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Work Description
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Amount
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% of Contract
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1.
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Professional Traffic Control, LLC
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Flagging / Traffic Control
TOTAL
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$ 71,352.92
$ 356,764.61
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4.00%
20.00%
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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-322017-0027-4