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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 9/24/2025
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Item Creation Date: 2/25/2025

HPW – 20SWO194 Contract Award / DL Glover Utilities, LLC

Agenda Item#: 29.


 
                               
Summary:

ORDINANCE appropriating $5,750,000.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge; awarding contract to DL GLOVER UTILITIES, LLC for FY2025 Local Drainage Program (LDP) Contract #3; setting a deadline for the bidder’s execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance, and other required contract documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund- Drainage Charge, contingency, and testing services

Background:
SUBJECT: Contract Award for FY 2025 Local Drainage Program (LDP) Contract # 3.
 
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Award a Construction Contract to DL Glover Utilities, LLC for FY 2025 Local Drainage Program (LDP) Contract #3 and appropriate funds. 
 
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Transportation and Drainage Operations Program and is required to provide work authorization on a location by location as-needed basis, to preserve, repair, rehabilitate or reconstruct the stormwater drainage asset including street rehabilitation to a condition that it may be effectively used for its designated functional purpose.
 
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consists of the Citywide program that provides construction services to resolve localized stormwater drainage problems and rehabilitate the street to further improve the drainage. The scope is established by each work authorization. The Contract duration for this project is 730 calendar days.  
 
LOCATION: The projects are located throughout the City of Houston. 
 
PROPOSAL: This project was advertised for competitive sealed proposals on September 20, 2024. Proposals were received on October 10, 2024.  The proposals received are as follows:
 
   Proposer                                                                          Proposed Bid Price  
 1. DL Glover Utilities, LLC                                                                                 $5,000,000.00
 2. Grava, LLC                                                                                Disqualified
 3. T Construction LLC    

                                                                           Disqualified

 

AWARD: A Selection Committee was comprised of members from Houston Public Works, Transportation & Drainage Operations. The Selection Committee reviewed the proposals and recommended that this construction contract be awarded to DL Glover Utilities, LLC based on their qualifications, project approach, total proposal price, financial capabilities, experience, safety, and Hire Houston First Designation with a total proposal bid price of $5,000,000.00 and that Addendum Number 1 be made a part of this Contract.
 
PROJECT COST: The total cost of this project is $5,750,000.00 to be appropriated as follows: 

 

  • Bid Amount
                                         $  5,000,000.00
  • Contingencies
                                         $     250,000.00
  • Testing Services
                                         $     250,000.00
  • CIP Cost Recovery
                                         $     250,000.00
       

Testing Services will be provided by Professional Service Industries, Inc, under a previously approved contract. 

 
HIRE HOUSTON FIRST: The proposed contract requires compliance with the City’s ‘Hire Houston First’ (HHF) ordinance that promotes economic opportunity for Houston business and supports job creation. In this case DL Glover Utilities, LLC is a designated HHF company, but they were the successful awardee without application of the HHF preference. 
 
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 has elected to pay into the Contractor Responsibility Fund in compliance with City policy. 
 
M/WSBE PARTICIPATION: The contractor has submitted the following proposed program to satisfy the (13.00%) MBE goal and (7.00%) WBE goal for this project. 
 
   MBE- Name of Firms   Work Description    Amount    % of Contract
1. 

Big Country 94 Asphalt

Construction, L.L.C.

 

Asphalt Paving,

Concrete Paving,

Parking lot marking,

and line painting

   $200,000.00           4.00%
               
2.  Mayoral Trucking LLC   Dump Trucking    $250,000.00           5.00%
               
3.  Promex Cement, LLC  

Concrete paving,

 Asphalt paving

 
   $200,000.00
       4.00%
               
                     TOTAL    $650,000.00         13.00%
               
   WBE- Name of Firms    Work Description   Amount    % of Contract
1.  Access Data Supply, Inc.  

Concrete Building

Products Merchant

Wholesalers

   $350,000.00           7.00%
               
                       TOTAL    $350,000.00         20.00%

 

FISCAL NOTE:  No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project. 
 
  
 
_________________________________ 
Randall V. Macchi, JD
Director, Houston Public Works 
 
WBS No. M-420126-0134-4 
Amount and Source of Funding:
$5,750,000.00 from Fund No. 4042 – Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund- Drainage Charge  
Contact Information:
 Name  Service Line  Contact No.  
Roberto Medina, Assistant Director DO- HPW Council Liaison Office   832.395.2456 
Maria Perez, HPW Agenda Coordinator  DO- HPW Council Liaison Office   832.395.2282 
Michael Wahl, Deputy Director  HPW Construction 713.881.3052 
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