SUBJECT: First Amendment to the Professional Engineering Services contract between the City and Amani Engineering, Inc. for Work Order Engineering Services for Capacity Remedial Measures Plan (CRMP) for Package 01.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Engineering Services contract with Amani Engineering, Inc. and appropriate funds.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the CRMP for the City of Houston and is required to identify improvements necessary to address Recognized Capacity Constraints Areas (RCCAs). The work to be performed under this contract is necessary to maintain compliance with Houston's proposed wastewater consent decree with the EPA and TCEQ.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: The project is located within the 69th Street Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) Service Area for different capacity constraint areas including but not limited to Area 1 (Upstream and Downstream of Parker Road) and Area 8 (Market Street Area). The Consultant shall provide services related to the CRMP, prepare engineering and technical documentation and collaborate with the City of Houston and its contractors.
LOCATION: Area 1 (Parker Rd) bound by Halls Bayou on the North, 610 North Loop East on the South, Homestead Road on the East and I-59 (Eastex Freeway) on the West. Area 8 (Market Street) bound by 1-10 East Freeway on the North, Abilene Street on the South, Dorsett Street on the East and Harbor Street on the West. Area 11 (1-10 East Freeway) bound by Hillsboro Street on the North, 1-10 East Freeway on the South, Port Street on the East and Hoffman Street on the West.
PREVIOUS HISTORY AND SCOPE: City Council approved the original contract on February 24, 2021 under Ordinance No. 2021-0138. The scope of services under the original contract consisted of evaluating the capacity of the existing Wastewater Collection and Transmission Systems (WCTS) within the study area. In addition, the scope of services included the consultant identifying improvements necessary to address RCCAs to be implemented immediately and identifying improvements in the WCTS that are hydraulically connected to the RCCAs, which would be implemented in future phases as set forth in the wastewater consent decree with the EPA and TCEQ. The scope of work under this work order contract also consisted of the consultant performing Phase I - Preliminary Engineering Services based on the cost of time and materials with a not-to-exceed agreed upon amount.
Under this contract, the Consultant has accomplished identification of capacity constraints areas for the 69th Street WWTP service area and recommended resolutions that generated three (3) Houston Public Works Capital Projects for an estimated construction cost of more than $180 million. These projects have been submitted to the EPA for approval on schedule as per Consent Decree and transferred to Houston Public Works Capital Projects to complete design and construction phases. Houston Public Works Capital Projects has selected an Engineer of Record (EOR) for each project.
SCOPE OF THIS AMENDMENT AND FEE: Under the scope of this First Amendment, the Consultant will accomplish the following: Since the transfer of the previously mentioned projects to Houston Public Works Capital Projects, the need has been identified to keep the CRMP consultant until the EORs complete design phases. The CRMP consultant will be responsible to provide required communication and bridge services to all EORs and the City of Houston so that all recommended projects, as submitted to the EPA under the Consent Decree, would stay in their scope, budget and schedule. During Phase I - Preliminary Design and Phase II – Final Design, CRMP consultant will participate with the Stakeholders, EORs, and other agencies as needed.
The total requested appropriation for contract services is $2,536,177.92.
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: The M/WBE goal established for this project is 24.69%. The original contract amount totals $1,498,880.00. The Consultant has been paid $1,356,285.12 (90.49%). Of this amount, $381,142.00 (28.10%) has been paid to M/WBE sub-contractors to date. Assuming approval of the requested additional appropriation, the contract amount will increase to $4,035,057.92. The Consultant proposes the following plan to meet the M/WBE goal.
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Name of Firms
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Work Description
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Amount
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% of Total Contract
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Paid Prior M/WBE Commitment
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$ 381,142.00
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9.45%
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Unpaid Prior M/WBE Commitment
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$ 0.00
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0.00%
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1. Gunda Corporation, LLC
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Engineering Support
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$ 450,000.00
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11.15%
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2. Zarinkelk Engineering Services, Inc.
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Engineering Support
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$ 545,000.00
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13.51%
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TOTAL
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$1,376,142.00
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34.10%
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FISCAL NOTE: No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
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Randall V. Macchi, Chief Operating Officer
Houston Public Works
WBS No. R-000020-0072-3