ORDINANCE appropriating $26,250.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge; and $26,250.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax; approving and authorizing Professional Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract between City of Houston and ARKK ENGINEERS, LLC for Construction Management and Inspection Services for Paving and Drainage Projects; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge and the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax

SUBJECT: Professional Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract between the City of Houston and ARKK Engineers, LLC for Paving and Drainage Projects.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve a Professional Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract with ARKK Engineers, LLC for Paving and Drainage Projects and appropriate funds.

DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This contract provides for Construction Management and Inspection Services for Capital Projects in connection with Transportation and Drainage Improvement CIP projects.

LOCATION: The projects are located throughout the City of Houston.

SCOPE OF CONTRACT AND FEE: This contract will provide 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 $50,000.00 will provide for limited pre-construction review and preparation as required.

The total requested appropriation is $52,500.00 to be appropriated as follows: $50,000.00 for contract services and $2,500.00 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: ARKK Engineers, LLC has proposed the following firms to achieve the 24.00% goal for this project.

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 No. N-320668-0052-4; M-430220-0042-4

Total $52,500.00

$26,250.00 - Fund No. 4042 – Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge

$26,250.00 - Fund No. 4046 –Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax

Tanu Hiremath, P.E., CFM, ENV SP

Assistant Director, Capital Projects

Phone: (832) 395-2291