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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 9/10/2024
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Item Creation Date: 6/25/2024

HPW-20PMO162 / Contract Award / Grava LLC

Agenda Item#: 43.


 
                               
Summary:

ORDINANCE appropriating $10,834,431.07 out of Metro Projects Construction - DDSRF; awarding contract to GRAVA, LLC for FY2023 Asphalt Overlay Rehab Package #1; setting a deadline for the bidder’s execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance, and other required contract documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for testing services and CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax

Background:

SUBJECT:  Contract Award for FY2023 Asphalt Overlay Rehab Package #1.

 

RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Accept low bid, award construction contract for FY2023 Asphalt Overlay Rehab Package #1 to Grava, LLC, and appropriate funds.

 

PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Roadway Rehabilitation program and will provide work authorizations on a location-by-location basis, as needed, to preserve, repair, rehabilitate or reconstruct the street asset to such a condition that it may be effectively used for its designated functional purpose.

 

DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This Citywide program provides construction services to include but not limit to the construction repair, rehabilitation, removal, disposal, and/or replacement of roadway pavement and other pavement related improvement. The Contract duration for this project is 730 calendar days.

 

LOCATION: The projects are located throughout the City.

 

BIDS: This project was advertised for bidding on April 12, 2024, and April 19, 2024. Bids were received on May 2, 2024. The six (6) bids are as follows:

 

 

Bidder

Bid Amount

1.

Grava, LLC

$9,485,846.43

 

2.

Texas Materials

$9,598,704.85

 

3.

Hayden Paving, Inc.

$9,722,557.95

 

4.

JFT Construction, Inc.

$9,747,054.11

 

5.

Tikon Group, Inc.

$9,856,161.25

 

6.

Durwood Greene Construction Co.

$10,429,695.50

 

                 

AWARD: It is recommended that this construction contract be awarded to Grava, LLC with a low bid of $9,485,846.43.

 

PROJECT COST: The total cost of this project is $10,834,431.07 to be appropriated as follows:

 

·         Bid Amount                                                  $9,485,846.43

·         Testing Services                                             $400,000.00

·         CIP Cost Recovery                                         $948,584.64

                       

Testing Services will be provided by Alliance Laboratories, Inc. under a previously approved contract.

 

HIRE HOUSTON FIRST: The proposed contract requires compliance with the City’s ‘Hire Houston First’ (HHF) ordinance that promotes economic opportunity for Houston business and supports job creation. In this case Grava, LLC. is a designated HHF company, but they were the successful awardee without application of the HHF preference.

 

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/WSBE PARTICIPATION: The contractor has submitted the following proposed program to satisfy the 9.00% MBE goal, 7.00% WBE goal, and 4.00% SBE goal for this project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBE Name of Firms

Work Description

Amount

% of Contract

1

Grava, LLC

Paving Services

$474,292.32

5.00%

2

Texas Concrete Enterprise Ready Mix, INC

Ready Mix Concrete

$189,716.93

2.00%

3

One Way Striping and Signs

Parking Lot

 

Marking and Line Painting

$94,858.46

1.00%

4

Professional Traffic Control, LLC

Traffic Control

$94,858.46

1.00%

Total

$853,726.17

9.00%

         

SBE Name of Firms

Work Description

Amount

% of Contract

1

Ceballos Construction, LLC

Concrete Paving

$379,433.86

4.00%

         

WBE Name of Firms

Work Description

Amount

% of Contract

1

J&A Trucking Services, LLC

Asphalt Paving

$664,009.25

7.00%

 

TOTAL

$1,897,169.28

20.00%

 

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. N-321040-0079-4

Amount and Source of Funding:

Total: $10,834,431.07 - Fund No. 4040 – METRO Projects Construction - DDSRF

Contact Information:

Name

Service Line

Contact No.

Roberto Medina, Interim Chief of Staff

DO-HPW Government Relations

832.395.2456

Maria Perez, HPW Agenda Coordinator

DO-HPW Government Relations

832.395.2282

Michael Wahl, Assistant Director

TDO

832.395.2443


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