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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 10/20/2015

Item Creation Date: 10/13/2015

20SMN01 JFT Construction, Inc.

Agenda Item#: 24.


 
                               
Summary:

ORDINANCE appropriating $10,319,000.00 out of Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF and $1,171,000.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to JFT CONSTRUCTION, INC for Southpark and Southcrest Area Drainage and Paving Improvements (Sub-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 engineering, testing, CIP Cost Recovery, construction management, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF and Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund

Background:

SUBJECTContract Award for Southpark and Southcrest Area Drainage and Paving Improvements (Sub-Project 2), JFT Construction, Inc.,  WBS Nos. M-000277-0002-4 and S-000500-0205-4.

 

RECOMMENDATION:  (Summary)  Accept low bid, award construction Contract and appropriate funds.

 

PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project is part of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and will construct storm drainage improvements to address and reduce the risk of structural flooding. Improvements include installation of a new drainage system that will provide storm water conveyance and in-line detention for mitigation.

 

DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consists of design and construction of storm drainage improvements, necessary concrete paving, curbs, sidewalks, driveways and underground utilities. The contract duration for this project is 730 calendar days. This project was designed by IDS Engineering Group, Inc.

 

LOCATION: The project area is generally bound by Kassarine Pass on the west, Mykawa Road on the east, South Loop 610 on the north and Southtown Street on the south. The project is located in Key Map Grids 534 N, P, S, and T.

 

BIDS:   This project was advertised for bidding on July 3 and July 10, 2015. Bids were received on July 23, 2015.  The five (5) bids are as follows:

 

 

 

MBE – Name of Firms

Work Description

Amount

% of Contract

1.

Bedo Construction Products, Inc.

Precast Concrete

$ 407,391.00

4.25%

2.

C. Sanchez Trucking

Hauling

$ 200,000.00

2.09%

3.

Martinez, Guy & Maybik, Inc., DBA MGM, Inc.

Eng. Consulting

$ 30,000.00

0.31%

4.

Professional Traffic Control, LLC

Traffic Control

$ 417,622.88

4.35%

 

 

TOTAL

$1,055,013.88

11.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

WBE – Name of Firms

Work Description

Amount

% of Contract

1.

Access Data Supply, Inc.

Ready Mix Concrete

$ 480,000.00

5.01%

2.

P&Z Logistics, Inc.

Waterline Boring

$ 100,000.00

1.04%

 

 

TOTAL

$ 580,000.00

6.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

SBE – Name of Firms

Work Description

Amount

% of Contract

1.

Curb Planet, Inc.

Concrete Curbs

$ 20,000.00

0.21%

2.

Traffic Systems Construction, Inc.

Traffic Signal

$ 71,230.00

0.74%

 

 

TOTAL

$ 91,230.00

0.95%

 

All known rights-of-way, easements and/or right-of-entry required for the project have been acquired.

Amount of Funding:

$10,319,000.00 from Fund 4042 – Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF

 

$01,171,000.00 from Fund 8500 – Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction

Contact Information:

Ravi Kaleyatodi, P.E., CPM

Phone:  (832) 395-2326

Senior Assistant Director
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