RECOMMENDATION: Approve professional services contract and appropriate funds for the project.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department (GSD) recommends that City Council approve a professional services contract with Clark Condon Associates to conduct design and construction phase services for Tidwell Park Aquatics Facility for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD).
On September 23 and 30, 2022, GSD advertised a Request for Qualifications containing selection criteria that ranked respondents on experience, key personnel experience, key personnel’s office location, design implementation, and proposed design team consultants. The Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) were due on October 20, 2022, and six (6) firms responded. GSD evaluated the respondents and interviewed the three (3) highest ranked firms. Clark Condon Associates ranked highest in combined scores from the SOQ evaluation and interview and offers the best value for the City based on the advertised criteria.
PROJECT LOCATION: 9720 Spaulding, Houston, TX 77016
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project consists of landscape architectural design services for the following: A heated, minimum 100,000 gallon leisure pool with swim lanes and water slide; a minimum 20,000 square foot facility with roll up doors for open-air environment; HVAC system to supplement heating and cooling when necessary; a building with offices, restrooms, showers, mechanical rooms, chemical room and storage; detention, signage, electrical and plumbing, demolition and tree protection fencing, general site grading, storm drainage/detention, and water line.
SCOPE OF CONTRACT AND FEES: The contract provides for a Basic Services Fee to be paid as a lump sum and certain Additional Services to be paid on a reimbursable basis.
$ 1,200,511.00 Basic Services Fee
$ 117,877.00 Additional Services Fee
$ 100,000.00 Reimbursable Fee
$ 11,696.79 Civic Art (1.75% of Fund 4502)
$ 1,430,084.79 Total Fees
M/WBE PARTICIPATION: An 18% MBE goal has been established for this contract. The contractor has submitted the following certified firms to achieve this goal:
FIRM (MBE): SCOPE AMOUNT %_
Kuo & Associates, Inc. Civil Engineering $85,103.28 6.00%
Infrastructure Associates, Inc. MEP Engineering $52,054.84 3.67%
Dally + Associates, Inc. Structural Engineering $99,429.00 7.01%
HVJ Associates, Inc. Electrical Engineering $18,722.72 1.32%
TOTAL $255,309.84 18.00%
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.
FISCAL NOTE: No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
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Tidwell Park Aquatics Facility
(WBS # F-000916-0001-3)
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$464,644.94
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$478,584.29
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$492,941.82
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$507,730.07
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$1,943,901.11
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WBS No: F-00916-0001-3
DIRECTORS’ SIGNATURE/DATE:
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C. J. Messiah, Jr.
General Services Department
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Kenneth Allen
Houston Parks and Recreation Department