RECOMMENDATION from Chief Operating Officer, Houston Public Works, for approval of final contract amount of $4,953,028.74 and acceptance of work on contract with PM CONSTRUCTION & REHAB, LLC dba IPR SOUTH CENTRAL for Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation and Renewal - 3.28% over the original Contract Amount - DISTRICTS A - PECK; B - JACKSON; C - KAMIN; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; E - FLICKINGER; G - HUFFMAN; H - CASTILLO; I - MARTINEZ; J - POLLARD and K - CASTEX-TATUM

SUBJECT: Accept Work for Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation and Renewal.  

RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Pass a motion to approve the final contract amount of $5,498,640.88 or 3.28% over the original contract amount, accept the Work and authorize final payment.

PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project was part of the Neighborhood Sewer Rehabilitation Program and was required to renew/replace various deteriorated neighborhood collection systems throughout the City. The project involved wastewater collection system rehabilitation and renewal. The purpose was to reduce sanitary overflows, which was accomplished by renewal/rehabilitation of deteriorated collection systems. 

DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consisted of wastewater collection system rehabilitation and renewal with 730 calendar days allowed for construction. The project was awarded to PM Construction & Rehab, LLC dba IPR South Central with an original contract amount of $5,324,193.89.

LOCATION: The projects are located in Council Districts A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, and K.  

CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The contractor, PM Construction & Rehab, LLC dba IPR South Central, has completed the work under the subject contract. The project was completed beyond the established completion date with an additional 240 days approved by Change Order Nos 1 and 2. The final cost of the project, including overrun and underrun of estimated unit price quantities is $5,498,640.88, an increase of $174,446.99 or 3.28% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount. The increased cost is a result of the difference between planned and measured quantities.

M/WSBE PARTICIPATION: The advertised MWBE contract goals for this project were 19.44% MBE and 9.17% WBE. The MWBE goals approved for this project were 19.44% MBE and 9.17% WBE. According to the Office of Business Opportunity, the actual participation achieved on this project was 17.10% MBE and 9.86% WBE. The MWBE performance on this project was rated Satisfactory due to Good Faith Efforts for the following reasons: The WBE goal was exceeded, and good faith efforts were made to achieve the MBE goal while utilizing all goal credit subcontractors to the extent possible on the work order project. For the reasons listed, the MWBE performance meets the good faith efforts requirements mandated by the City's MWSBE Program.

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Randall V. Macchi

Chief Operating Officer

Houston Public Works

WBS No. R-000266-0286-4

File No. 4235-108

Ordinance No. 2019-0440, dated 06-12-2019

No additional funding required.

Original appropriation of $5,665,404.00 from Fund No. 8500 – Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund. This project was eligible for low interest funding through a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Equivalency loan.