SUBJECT: First Amendment to the Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City and CP&Y, Inc. dba STV Infrastructure for Lift Station Renewal and Replacement.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Engineering Services Contract with CP&Y, Inc. dba STV Infrastructure and appropriate funds.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the City’s ongoing program to upgrade its wastewater lift stations facilities.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: The scope of work includes the overall condition assessment/evaluation of the five lift stations listed below, and to provide recommended alternatives and prepare the complete design packages for each lift station.
LOCATION:
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PROJECT NAME
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LOCATION
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COUNCIL DISTRICT
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Braeswood North
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2702 N. Braeswood
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C
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MacGregor Way North No. 1
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2000 N. Macgregor Way
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D
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Magnet
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2710 Magnet
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D
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| Westpark No. 1 |
4307 Westpark Dr. |
G |
| Kirby Drive No. 1 |
8500 Kirby Drive |
K |
PREVIOUS HISTORY AND SCOPE: City Council approved the original contract on May 29, 2013 under Ordinance No. 2013-0489. 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, Phase II – final design, and 90% of Phase III – construction phase services.
SCOPE OF THIS AMENDMENT AND FEE: Under the scope of the First Amendment, the Consultant will accomplish the following: New Design for transformer pad and duct banks at MacGregor Way North No. 1, Magnet, and Westpark No. 1 Lift Stations. A fee of $171,000.00 is budgeted for Basic Services.
The total requested appropriation is $180,000.00 to be appropriated as follows: $171,000.00 for contract services and $9,000.00 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 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 and subsequent appropriation total $1,281,735.00. The Consultant has been paid $1,158,174.00 (90.36%). Of this amount, $226,450.00 (19.55%) has been paid to M/WBE sub-contractors to date. Assuming approval of the requested additional appropriation, the contract amount will increase to $1,452,735.00. The Consultant proposes the following plan to meet the M/WBE goal.
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Name of Firms
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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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$226,450.00
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15.59%
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Unpaid Prior M/WBE Commitment
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$ 81,166.00
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5.59%
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1. Amani Engineering, Inc
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Engineering services
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$ 34,033.28
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2.34%
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2. Associated Testing Laboratories, Inc.
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Engineering services
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$ 7,000.00
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0.48%
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TOTAL
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$348,638.28
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24.00%
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FISCAL NOTE: No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
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Randall V. Macchi, JD
Director, Houston Public Works
WBS No. R-000267-0118-3