ORDINANCE appropriating $800,000.00 out of Metro Projects Construction DDSRF and $300,000.00 out of the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge; approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and COBB, FENDLEY & ASSOCIATES, INC for Design Concept Reports for Street and Mobility Projects; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Metro Projects Construction DDSRF and the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge

SUBJECT: Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City and Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. for Design Concept Reports for Street and Mobility Projects.

RECOMMENDATION:  An ordinance approving a Professional Engineering Services Contract with Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. for Design Concept Reports for Street and Mobility Projects and appropriate funds.

PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Street, Drainage, and Paving Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and is required to provide planning and engineering services to support development of candidate projects for programming in future years.

 DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consists of producing Design Concept Reports including conducting site studies, and researching past studies, grants, projects, collect desktop and field data, conduct drainage analysis and present concepts, conduct traffic analysis operations, and develop design concepts. 

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

SCOPE OF CONTRACT AND FEE: Under the scope of the Contract, the Consultant will perform Phase I Services. Phase I is based on cost of time and materials with a not-to-exceed agreed upon amount.

The total cost of this project is $1,100,000.00 to be appropriated as follows: $1,000,000.00 for Contract services and $100,000.00 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 Consultant provides health benefits to eligible employees in compliance with City policy.

M/WBE PARTICIPATION: The M/WBE goal for the project is 26.00%. The Consultant has proposed the following firms to achieve this goal.

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

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Randal V. Macchi, Director

Houston Public Works

WBS No. N-320100-0025-3 

Total: $1,100,000.00

$300,000.00 from Fund No. 4042 – Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge

$800,000.00 from Fund No. 4040 - METRO Projects Construction DDSRF