SUBJECT: Accept Work for Alief Village and Belle Park #2 Lift Station Diversions.
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Pass a motion to approve the final Contract Amount of $15,318,726.78 or 4.01% under the original Contract Amount, accept the Work, and authorize final payment.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project was part of the City's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for wastewater collections and was required to meet the City's lift station renewal and replacement program. The Alief Village and Belle Park #2 Lift Stations were identified as undersized and in poor condition and recommended for diversion and abandonment.
The work performed under this contract award was necessary to maintain compliance with Houston's wastewater consent decree with the EPA and TCEQ.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consisted of the Lift Station Diversion for Alief Village and Belle Park #2 which includes the demolition and abandonment of Lift Stations, the construction of 10-inch, 12-inch, 15-inch, 18-inch, and 24-inch gravity sanitary sewer by open-cut and micro-tunnel construction and removing and replacing approximately 5,400 square yards of concrete pavement. IDS Engineering Group designed the project with 600 calendar days allowed for construction. The project was awarded to the Reytec Construction Resources, Inc, with an original Contract Amount of $15,959,372.00.
LOCATION:
| Project Name |
Location |
Council District |
| Alief Village Lift Station |
4237 Amir Street, Houston, TX 77072 |
F |
| Belle Park #2 Lift Station |
8003 Belle Park Drive, Houston, TX 77072 |
F |
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The Contractor, Reytec Construction Resources, Inc., has completed the work under the subject Contract. The project was completed within the original Contract time. The final cost of the project, including overrun and underrun of estimated unit price quantities and previously approved Change Order Nos. 1 through 7, is $15,318,726.78, a decrease of $640,645.22 or 4.01% under the original Contract Amount and under the 5% contingency amount. The decreased cost is a result of the difference between planned and measured quantities.
M/WSBE PARTICIPATION: The advertised M/WBE contract goals for this project were 13.00% MBE and 7.00% WBE. The M/W/SBE goals approved for this project were 9.00% MBE, 7.00% WBE, and 4.00% SBE. According to the Office of Business Opportunity, the actual participation achieved on this project was 8.74% MBE, 5.85% WBE, and 1.05% SBE. The MWBE performance on this project was rated Satisfactory due to Good Faith Efforts for the following reasons: Good faith efforts were made to meet the MBE, WBE, and SBE goals and utilize all goal credit subcontractors to the fullest extent possible. For the reasons listed, the MWSBE performance meets the good faith efforts requirements mandated by the City’s MWSBE Program.
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Randall V. Macchi, JD
Director, Houston Public Works
WBS No. R-000267-0126-4