RECOMMENDATION: Appropriate additional funds for the project.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department recommends that City Council appropriate an additional $10,000 to the existing professional architectural services contract with Harrison Kornberg Architects, LLC to perform additional architectural services for Two Cottage Replacements.
PROJECT LOCATION: 25840 FM 1485, New Caney, TX 77357
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project originally designed four new buildings: two cottages, an on-site residence, and an intern cabin to replace the existing buildings flooded/damaged in Hurricane Harvey. The bids received in October 2021 for the four buildings were more than the available funding. The project scope is being reduced to only bid on the two cottages covered by FEMA funding. This scope of work also includes site utilities, pedestrian access, and parking for each structure. The existing buildings that were flooded have been converted to storage buildings and screened-in shelters. The additional appropriation is being requested to revise bid documents, re-issue drawings for bid and permit, attend pre-bid conference and respond to bidder questions.
PREVIOUS HISTORY AND PROJECT SCOPE: On May 13, 2020, by Ordinance No. 2020- 412, City Council approved a professional architectural services contract with Harrison Kornberg Architects, LLC to perform the design and construction phase services for Lake Houston Wilderness Park On-Site Residence, Intern Cabin and Two Cottage replacements for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department.
MWBE INFORMATION: The original contract and this additional appropriation have a 32.56% M/WBE goal. To date, the architect has achieved 36.8% participation.
DISASTER RECOVERY NOTE: This item is related to the impact of Hurricane Harvey DR4332, and it is the City’s intent to seek reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) and other eligible sources for such expenditures.
FISCAL NOTE: No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
WBS No: F-HARVEY-1389-3
DIRECTOR’S SIGNATURE/DATE:
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C. J. Messiah, Jr.
General Services Department
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Kenneth Allen
Houston Parks and Recreation Department