RECOMMENDATION: Approve an Ordinance (i) de-appropriating the sum of $265,900.00 (appropriated February 10, 2021, for owner contingency, material testing, inspection services, and IT services by Ordinance No. 2021-96); and (ii) appropriating the equivalent amount to the Task Order/Job Order Contracting (TOC/JOC) Program, for the Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: On March 27, 2019, by Ordinance No. 2019-178, City Council awarded a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) contract to J.T. Vaughn Construction, LLC for pre-construction and construction phase services and appropriated $166,616.00 for pre-construction phase services for the new Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center. On February 10, 2021, by Ordinance No. 2021-96, City Council appropriated an additional $25,839,000.00 to provide construction phase services for the Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center.
The project is substantially complete, and additional small scopes of work are needed to facilitate long-term maintenance and constituent use. These include but are not limited to, irrigation and additional building graphics, which were not covered under the original scope. It is in the best interest and provides the best value for the City to utilize the TOC/JOC Program to complete these items so as not to incur additional General Conditions costs.
Therefore, the General Services Department recommends that City Council de-appropriate $265,900.00 and appropriate an equivalent amount to the TOC/JOC Program, for the project.
PROJECT LOCATION: 4410 Reed Rd., Houston, TX 77051
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center project is a new two-story facility that includes areas for administration, seniors, WIC, and health services; a multi-purpose room, fitness area, computer lab, classrooms, training space, and a community garden. These areas will support programs for a food bank, food distribution and meal service, general family health, women’s health, men’s health, immunizations, a Tuberculosis clinic, dental services, and gardening.
M/WBE INFORMATION: The contract was awarded with a 30% M/WBE goal. To date, J.T. Vaughn Construction, LLC has achieved 33.8% participation.
FISCAL NOTE: No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
WBS No: H-000091-0001-4
DIRECTOR’S SIGNATURE/DATE:
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C. J. Messiah, Jr.
General Services Department
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Stephen L. Williams, M.Ed., M.P.A
Houston Health Department