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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 12/3/2024
District E, District I
Item Creation Date: 6/12/2024

HPW – 20FAC2453 Additional Appropriation / Stantec Consulting Services Inc.

Agenda Item#: 47.


 
                               
Summary:

ORDINANCE appropriating  $130,658.85 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation to Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES, INC for Lift Station Renewal and Replacement - East Ten Park, Maxey Road, Mesa Drive, Westmont and North Shore (Approved by Ordinance No. 2013-0330, as amended); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICTS E - FLICKINGER and I - MARTINEZ

Background:

SUBJECT: Additional Appropriation to the Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City and Stantec Consulting Services Inc. formerly Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. for Lift Stations Renewal and Replacement - East Ten Park, Maxey Road, Mesa Drive, Westmont, and North Shore.

 

RECOMMENDATION: Approve an ordinance appropriating additional funds to the  Professional Engineering Services Contract with Stantec Consulting Services Inc. formerly Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc.

 

PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the City`s ongoing program to upgrade its lift station facilities.

 

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

 

DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consists of evaluation and design services to rehabilitate, repair, replace, and/or consolidate various lift stations and related sewer systems.

 

LOCATION:

PROJECT NAME

LOCATION

COUNCIL DISTRICT

East Ten Park

275 Gellhorn Drive, Houston,

TX 77013

I

Maxey Road

909 Maxey Road, Houston, TX

77015

I

Mesa Drive

3875 ½ Mesa Drive, Houston,

TX 77013

I

Westmont

734 Westmont Drive, Houston,

TX 77015

E

North Shore

13093 ½ Westmont Drive #2,

Houston, TX 77015

E

 

PREVIOUS HISTORY AND SCOPE: City Council approved the original contract on April 17, 2013, under Ordinance No. 2013-0330. The scope of services under the original contract consisted of evaluation and design services to rehabilitate, repair, replace, or consolidate various lift stations and related sewer systems. Under this Contract, the Consultant has accomplished Phase I - Basic Services, Phase II - Final Design 95% Submittal, and numerous Additional Services such as Route and Site Topographic Survey, Geotechnical Investigation, Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) Phase I and II, Tree Protection Plans, Traffic Control Plans, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, Platting, Structural and Electrical updates. The below subsequent Council Actions associated with this contract include:

Ord. No.

Ord. Date

Type

Scope of the Action

Accomplished to Date

2021-0569

06-30-2021

Amend

Phase II - Final Design, Phase III - Construction Phase Services, and remaining Additional Services.

 

Phase II - Final Design 95% Submittal, and numerous Additional Services, Phase III Construction Phase Services, 92%. 

SCOPE OF THIS ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION AND FEE: Under the scope of the Additional Appropriation, the Consultant will accomplish the completion of Phase III Construction Phase Services and Additional Services as needed. A fee of $75,934.00 is budgeted for Basic Services and $48,503.00 for Additional Services.

 

The total requested appropriation is $130,658.85 to be appropriated as follows: $124,437.00 for contract services and $6,221.85 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: The M/WBE goal established for this project is 24.00%. The original contract amount and subsequent appropriation total $1,341,272.00. The Consultant has been paid $1,327,800.96 (99.00%). Of this amount, $589,258.47 (44.38%) has been paid to M/WBE sub-contractors to date. Assuming approval of the requested additional appropriation, the contract amount will increase to $1,465,709.00. The MWBE goal has been previously met.

 

Name of Firms

Work Description

Amount

% of Total Contract

Paid Prior M/WBE Commitment

 

$589,258.47

       40.20%

Unpaid Prior M/WBE Commitment

 

$267,353.19

       18.24%

1. Kalluri Group, Inc.

Engineering Services

$  48,915.00

         3.34 %

 

TOTAL

$905,526.66

       61.78 %

 

FISCAL NOTE: No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.

 

 

 

____________________________________

Randall V. Macchi, Chief Operating Officer

Houston Public Works

 

WBS No(s). R-000267-0122-3

Prior Council Action:

Ordinance No. 2013-0330, dated 04-17-2013

Ordinance No. 2021-0569, dated 06-30-2021

Amount and Source of Funding:

$130,658.85 from Fund 8500 – Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund.

 

Original appropriation of $1,266,766.00 from Fund No. 8500 – Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund.

Subsequent appropriation of $251,760.00 from Fund No. 8500- Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund.

Contact Information:

Name

Service Line

Contact Number

Roberto Medina, Interim Chief of Staff

Director`s Office - HPW Government Relations

(832) 395-2456

 

Maria Perez, HPW Agenda Director

Director`s Office - HPW Government Relations

(832) 395-2282

Markos E. Mengesha P.E., CCM, Assistant Director

Capital Projects

(832) 395-2365


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