SUBJECT: Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston (COH) and Gradient Group, LLC for FY24 Street Rehabilitation Design Projects Contract #1.

 

RECOMMENDATION:  An ordinance approving a Professional Engineering Services Contract with Gradient Group, LLC. for FY24 Street Rehabilitation Design Projects Contract #1, and appropriate funds.

 

 PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Street Rehabilitation program and is needed to meet COH design and safety standards and improve streets.

 

 DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: Provide engineering services to Houston Public Works for Street Rehabilitation.  Engineering Services may include topographic survey, data collection, agency coordination, geotechnical investigations, ADA pedestrian element evaluations and recommendations, field pavement assessments, construction and treatment plan preparation, cost estimation, and construction phase services, as requested. The proposed Street Rehabilitation will be designed and constructed in compliance with City of Houston Infrastructure Design Manual, Texas Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (TX MUTCD), Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and Texas Accessibility Standard (TAS). Projects will be assigned on a work order basis.

 

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 the following:

• conduct existing condition surveys on selected streets segments and produce street base maps
• identify drainage and base failures and provide possible solutions within COH latest edition standards
• identify potential landscape and utilities within the right-of-way
• identify COH right-of-way, and provide boundary survey when right-of-way acquisition is required
• design required geometric improvements to roadways and ADA compliant wheelchair ramps
• develop construction documents for required street segments, prepare plans, special specifications, general notes, COH typical drawings, quantity take offs and construction estimates as requested

 

The total requested appropriation is $550,000.00 to be appropriated as follows: $500,000.00 for contract services and $50,000.00 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.