RECOMMENDATION: Appropriate funds for the project.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department (GSD) recommends that City Council appropriate $550,000.00 out of the Fire Consolidated Construction Fund, to the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Replacement Services contract with Star Service, Inc. of Houston, for the Houston Fire Department – Val Jahnke Training Facility HVAC Replacement.
The existing chiller plant at this facility has reached the end of its useful life and has failed. GSD has mobilized temporary rental equipment until this permanent work is completed.
PROJECT LOCATION: 8030 Braniff Street, Houston, TX 77061
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The scope of work for this project includes disconnect, remove, and replace existing chiller, chill water pumps, variable frequency drives and other miscellaneous mechanical components. This addresses the immediate chiller plant failure, but other HVAC systems at the facility will need to be replaced as a separate project.
PREVIOUS HISTORY: On February 14, 2024, by Ordinance No. 2024-0071, City Council authorized a Derivative Agreement with Star Service, Inc., of Houston for HVAC replacement services in the maximum contract amount of $25,000,000.00 for a three-year term with two one-year options through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) for the General Services Department. To date, $2,811,042.00 has been expended on the contract.
M/WBE PARTICIPATION: The contract was awarded with a 14.0% M/WBE goal. To date, Star Service, Inc. of Houston has achieved 11.99% M/WBE participation. The Office of Business Opportunity will continue to monitor this contract for compliance with the MWSBE Program.
FISCAL NOTE: No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of the project.
WBS No: C-000217
DIRECTOR’S SIGNATURE/DATE:
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C. J. Messiah, Jr.
General Services Department
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Thomas Munoz
Houston Fire Department