SUBJECT: Professional Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract between the City of Houston and Lloyd, Smitha and Associates, LLC for 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve a Professional Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract with Lloyd, Smitha and Associates, LLC for 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant and appropriate funds.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the City’s ongoing program to provide Professional Construction Management and Inspection Services for Wastewater Facilities.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This contract provides for Construction Management and Inspection Services for both capital improvement projects and work order projects at the 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant.
LOCATION: 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant: 2525 S/Sgt Macario Garcia, Houston, TX 77020.
SCOPE OF CONTRACT AND FEE: This contract will provide Construction Management and Inspection Services, including contract administration, processing pay estimates, coordinating schedules, evaluating proposals and change orders, site representation, inspection, document control, project closeout, constructability review, and other tasks requested by the Director of the Houston Public Works.
Project funding for construction management services will be appropriated with the contract award. The requested appropriation of $500,000.00 will provide for limited pre-construction review and preparation as required and Construction Management and Inspection Services for the centrifuge replacement project and the new oxygen plant project at 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The total requested appropriation is $525,000.00 to be appropriated as follows: $500,000.00 for contract services and $25,000.00 for CIP Cost Recovery.
PAY OR PLAY PROGRAM: The proposed contract requires compliance with the City’s ‘Pay or Play’ ordinance regarding health benefits for employees of City Contractors. In this case, the Contractor provides health benefits to eligible employees in compliance with City policy.
M/WBE PARTICIPATION: Lloyd, Smitha and Associates, LLC has proposed the following firms to achieve the 24.00% goal for this project.
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Name of Firm
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Work Description
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Amount
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Percentage
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1. Zarinkelk Engineering Services, Inc.
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Construction Management & Inspection Services
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$ 60,000.00
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12.00%
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2. WJ International Environmental
Services, Inc.
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Construction Management & Inspection Services
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$ 60,000.00
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12.00%
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Total
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$120,000.00
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24.00%
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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 Nos. R-000020-0082-4, R-000509-0045-4, and R-000509-0038-4