ORDINANCE appropriating $634,219.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge as an additional appropriation; approving and authorizing first amendment to Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and DE CORP for Boone Park and Hackberry Park Detention Basins (as approved by Ordinance No. 2023-0724); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge - DISTRICTS D - EVANS-SHABAZZ and F - THOMAS

SUBJECT: First Amendment to the Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City and DE Corp. for Boone Park and Hackberry Park Detention Basins.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Engineering Services Contract with DE Corp. and appropriate funds.

PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant Mitigation and is required to complete all associated appurtenances.

DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consists of the design to create detention ponds to help with flood mitigation.

LOCATION:

PREVIOUS HISTORY AND SCOPE: City Council approved the original contract on August 30, 2023, under Ordinance No. 2023-0724. The scope of services under the original contract consisted of Phase I – preliminary design, Phase II – final design, and Phase III – construction phase services and additional services. Under this contract, the Consultant has accomplished Phase I – preliminary design and Phase II – final design.

SCOPE OF THIS AMENDMENT AND FEE:  Under the scope of the First Amendment, the Consultant will accomplish the following: expand the scope of work to include the design of stormwater detention at EP Hill Park. The proposed project will create a multi-use detention pond for planned improvements in the Sunnyside neighborhood. A fee of $340,224.00 is budgeted for Basic Services and $263,794.00 for Additional Services.

The total requested appropriation is $634,219.00 to be appropriated as follows: $604,018.00 for contract services and $30,201.00 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 Contractor provides health benefits to eligible employees in compliance with City policy.

M/WBE PARTICIPATION: The M/WBE goal established for this project is 24.20%. The original contract amount totals $1,442,300.00. The Consultant has been paid $187,724.00 (13.02%). Of this amount, $78,207.00 (41.66%) has been paid to M/WBE sub-contractors to date. Assuming approval of the requested additional appropriation, the contract amount will increase to $2,046,318.00 The Consultant proposes the following plan to meet the M/WBE goal. The Office of Business Opportunity will continue to assess the Contractor’s Good Faith Efforts and monitor the Contract for MWSBE Compliance.

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

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Randall V. Macchi, Director

Houston Public Works

WBS No. M-430296-0018-3

$634,219.00 - Fund No. 4042 - Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge

Original appropriation of $1,514,415.00 from Fund No. 4042 - Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge