ORDINANCE appropriating $5,670,281.86 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Ad Valorem Tax; awarding contract to J. RIVAS CONSTRUCTION, LLC for FY2025 Asphalt Overlay Services Project #2; 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 – Ad Valorem Tax , testing services

SUBJECT: Contract Award for FY2025 Asphalt Overlay Services Project #2.

RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Award a construction Contract to J Rivas Construction, LLC for FY2025 Asphalt Overlay Services Project #2 and appropriate funds.

PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Asphalt Overlay Rehabilitation program and will provide work authorizations on a location-by-location basis, as needed, to preserve, repair, rehabilitate or reconstruct the street asset to such a condition that it may be effectively used for its designated functional purpose.

DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consists of the Citywide program that performs milling and overlay of asphalt streets. The scope is established by each work authorization. The Contract duration for this project is 365 days.

LOCATION: The projects are located throughout the City of Houston.

BIDS: This project was advertised for bidding on May 09, 2025. Bids were received on May 29, 2025. The four (4) bids are as follows:

AWARD: It is recommended that this construction contract be awarded to J Rivas Construction, LLC with a low bid of $5,209,792.25.

PROJECT COST: The total cost of this project is $5,670,281.86 to be appropriated as follows:

·         Bid Amount                                                  $5,209,792.25

·         Testing Services                                          $   200,000.00

·         CIP Cost Recovery                                     $   260,489.61

Testing Services will be provided by UES Professional Solutions, LLC (Alpha Testing) 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 J Rivas Construction, 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.

FISCAL NOTE: No significant Fiscal Operating Impact is anticipated because of this project.

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Randall V. Macchi, JD

Director, Houston Public Works

WBS No. N-321040-0157-4

Total: $5,670,281.86 From Fund No. 4046 – Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund- Ad Valorem Tax