RECOMMENDATION: The General Services Department recommends approval of the final contract amount of $679,167.50 and acceptance of work on the contract with Landscape Art, Inc. for Harwin Park – 10% over the original contract amount.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department recommends that City Council approve the final contract amount of $679,167.50, accept the work and authorize final payment to Landscape Art, Inc., for construction services in connection with Harwin Park for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department.
PROJECT LOCATION: 11305 Harwin Drive, Houston TX, 77072
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS: The scope of work consisted of demolishing the existing play structures, concrete border, fall surface, and sidewalks and constructing a new playground area including playground equipment, border, fall surface, seatwalls, retaining walls, walkways and ramps, BBQ grill, benches, drinking fountain, turf, grading, drainage and bioswale.
M2L Associates, Inc. is the design consultant for this project.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The contractor completed the project within 354 days: the original contract time of 180 days, plus 174 days approved by Change Orders. The final cost of the project including Change Orders is $679,167.50, an increase of $61,742.50 over the original contract amount.
PREVIOUS CHANGE ORDERS: Change Orders 1 and 2 provided and installed two drain inlets and related pipe; provided and replaced existing grate near playground with an ADA pedestrian grate; provided and installed four new benches and associated concrete pads; provided and installed one new bike rack; removed a tree which was in decline; provided and installed outdoor exercise equipment; replaced two existing picnic tables and one concrete pad; demolished and poured concrete sidewalk to meet ADA standards; provided and installed two wear mats at the playground; provided new waterline for the proposed drinking fountain in the phase 2 project and provided additional fine grading and hydromulch.
M/WBE PARTICIPATION: No City MWBE participation goal was established for this project as the contract amount does not exceed the threshold of $1,000,000.00 required for goal-oriented contracts per section 15-82 of the City Code of Ordinances.
WBS No.: F-000708-0020-4
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