RECOMMENDATION from Chief Operating Officer Houston Public Works for approval of Change Order No. 4 in the amount of $2,069,172.69 for the Lift Station Renewal and Replacement - East Ten Park, Maxey Road, Mesa Drive, Westmont, North Shore on contract with BOYER, INC - DISTRICTS E - FLICKINGER and I - MARTINEZ

This item should only be considered after passage of Item 2 above

SUBJECT: Pass a motion approving Change Order No. 4 for Lift Station Renewal and Replacement – East Ten Park, Maxey Road, Mesa Drive, Westmont, North Shore.

RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Pass a motion approving Change Order No. 4.

PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Lift Station Renewal and Replacement Improvements program and is required to replace/upgrade lift station facilities.

The work to be performed under this contract award is necessary to maintain compliance with Houston wastewater consent decree with EPA and TCEQ.

LOCATION: 

CHANGE ORDER No. (4):  This work is required for the additional work described in Change Order No. 4; a Force Main conflict with a Sanitary Sewer Line on Westmont Drive, relocation of the control panel at Westmont Lift Station, replacing the piping between the Wet Well and Valve Vault, seal leaks in the Wet Well bottom, providing spool pieces to account for the height difference at Mesa Lift Station, installing conduits, demolishing the concrete base of the existing Lift Station conflicting with the pier foundations, removing existing hatches, installing new hatches and additional paving, micro tunneling of 36-in Sanitary Sewer, Meraki MG21 procurement and the chain link fence. This scope of work is necessary to complete the execution of this project due to the inspection results. The original contract duration for this project was 500 calendar days.  The project was awarded to Boyer, Inc. with an original Contract Amount of $19,739,040.00.

The proposed Change Order No. 4 is in the amount of $2,069,172.69, or 10.48% above the original contract amount and extends the contract time by 26 days.  This will increase the original contract amount to $21,808,212.69.

M/WBE PARTICIPATION: The M/WBE goal established for this contract is 18.00%. The original Contract approved by Ordinance No. 2022-0423 is in the amount of $19,739,040.00.  Assuming approval of Change Order No. 4, the Contract amount will increase to $21,808,212.69.  According to the Office of Business Opportunity, the Contractor’s to date MWBE/SBE performance is 21.12%.

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Randall V, Macchi, Chief Operating Officer

Houston Public Works

WBS No. R-000267-0122-4

Ordinance No. 2022-0423, dated 06-01-2022

No additional funding is required.

Original (previous) appropriation of $21,862,944.00 from Fund No. 8500 - Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund.

Subsequent additional appropriation of $2,247,631.32 - Fund No. 8500 – Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction.