SUBJECT: Accept Work for Ella (Wheatley) Paving and Drainage, W. Little York to W. Gulf Bank, Angel Brothers Enterprises, Ltd., WBS No. N-000533-0002-4, R-000500-0114-4, S-000500-0114-4.
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) Pass a motion to approve the final Contract Amount of $8,799,589.11 or 2.96% over the original Contract Amount and under 5% contingency amount, accept the Work and authorize final payment.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: This project was part of the Street and Traffic Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and was necessary to meet City of Houston Standards as well as improve traffic circulation, mobility and drainage in the service area. Deterioration of existing pavement and future traffic volume required that the roadway be reconstructed.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: The project consisted of construction of a half boulevard section from De Walt Street to Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) P118-32-00 and construction of a four lane divided boulevard section from HCFCD P118-32-00 to West Gulf Bank, along with storm drainage to eliminate localized surface ponding, improved sheet flow, heavy storm flow conveyance, accessible sidewalks, driveways, street lighting, traffic control and necessary underground utilities. Project also included the construction of box culvert crossings over HCFCD ditches. Reynolds, Smith & Hills (RS&H) designed the project with 540 calendar days allowed for construction. The project was awarded to Angel Brothers Enterprises, Ltd. with an original Contract Amount of $8,546,950.10.
LOCATION: The project is generally bounded by West Gulf Bank on the north, W. Little York on the south, IH-45 on the east, and West Montgomery on the west. The project is located in Key Map Grids 412P, 412T, 412X.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The Contractor, Angel Brothers Enterprises, Ltd. has completed the work under the subject Contract. The project was completed on time with additional 240 days approved by Change Order Nos. 3 and 4. The final cost of the project, including overrun and underrun of estimated unit price quantities and previously approved Change Order Nos.1, 2, 3, and 4 is $8,799,589.11 an increase of $252,639.01 or 2.96% over the original contract amount.
The increase cost is a result of the difference between planned and measured quantities. This increase is primarily the result of an overrun in Base Unit Price Item No. 172 - 20-inch diameter DIP water line by open-cut with restrained joints, which was necessary to complete the project.
MWBE/SBE PARTICIPATION: The MWBE/SBE goal established for this project was 17%. According to Office of Business Opportunity, the participation was 18.48%. Contractor’s MWBE/SBE performance evaluation was rated Outstanding.