SUBJECT: First Amendment to the Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City and Binkley & Barfield Inc. for Water Line Rehabilitation in Central Park and Magnolia Park Subdivisions I and Water Line Rehabilitation in Central Park and Magnolia Park Subdivisions II.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Engineering Services Contract with Binkley & Barfield Inc. and appropriate funds.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the City’s Water Line Replacement Program and is required to replace and upgrade water lines within the City to increase the availability of water, improve circulation, and ensure necessary fire protection.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project is located in two subdivisions. Subdivision I consists of the design of approximately 40,240 linear feet of 16-inch, 12-inch, 8-inch, and 6-inch water lines, fire hydrants, valves, fittings, and related appurtenances. Subdivision II consists of the design of approximately 26,500 linear feet of 8-inch and 6-inch water lines, fire hydrants, valves, fittings, and related appurtenances.
LOCATION:
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PROJECT NAME
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LOCATION
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COUNCIL DISTRICT
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Water Line Rehabilitation in Central Park and Magnolia Park Subdivision I
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Canal Street on the North, Harrisburg Boulevard on the South, 75th Street on the East, and 65th Street on the West
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I
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Water Line Rehabilitation in Central Park and Magnolia Park Subdivision II
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Navigation Boulevard on the North, Canal Street on the South, 75th on the East and Terminal Street on the West
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I
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PREVIOUS HISTORY AND SCOPE: City Council approved the original contract on February 19, 2020, under Ordinance No. 2020-0124. 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 which includes basic and additional services for Subdivision II. The project was placed on hold due to funding insufficiency.
SCOPE OF THIS AMENDMENT AND FEE: Under the scope of the First Amendment, the Consultant will accomplish the following: Phase II - final design for Subdivision I, Phase III - construction phase services and additional services, and the contract will be updated to incorporate the latest version of Exhibit C – Raw Salaries. A fee of $238,373.00 is budgeted for Basic Services and $263,893.00 for Additional Services.
The total requested appropriation is $527,379.30 to be appropriated as follows: $502,266.00 for contract services and $25,113.30 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 24.00%. The original contract amount totals $1,493,537.00. The Consultant has been paid $1,403,114.00 (93.95%). Of this amount, $1,024,511.00 (73.02%) has been paid to M/WBE sub-contractors to date. Assuming approval of the requested additional appropriation, the contract amount will increase to $1,995,803.00. The MWBE goal has been previously met.
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Work Description |
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Amount |
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% of Total
Contract
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| Paid Prior M/WBE Commitment |
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$1,024,511.00 |
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51.33% |
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Lantech Inc. dba
Lantech Consultants, Inc.
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Land Surveying Services |
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$ 170,775.00 |
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8.56% |
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TOTAL |
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$1,195,286.00 |
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59.89% |
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. S-000035-0267-3, S-000035-0271-3