ORDINANCE appropriating $450,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund, $139,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund, $50,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund, $100,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund, $90,000.00 out of Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund, and $23,000.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation to contract between City of Houston and ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REMOVAL AND DEMOLITION SERVICES TASK ORDER CONTRACTING PROGRAM for FY2016 (as approved by Ordinance No. 2014-0122)

SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department recommends that City Council appropriate $852,000.00 for the Environmental Remediation, Underground Storage Tank Removal and Demolition Services Task Order Contracting Program (the Program) for FY 2016 for City facilities and dangerous buildings. The Program is funded through supplemental allocations from various departmental budgets or appropriations from various bond funds. Periodically, as departments identify projects and specific funding for each project, Council may be requested to appropriate additional funds for the Program.    

PROJECT LOCATIONS: Citywide  

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The scope of work consists of environmental abatement and demolition of dangerous buildings, asbestos mold and lead abatement, underground storage tank removal, soil and groundwater remediation, loading, hauling and proper disposal of waste material generated as a result of all activities.  

PREVIOUS HISTORY AND PROJECT SCOPE: On April 18, 2012, Ordinance No. 2012-0341, City Council awarded three, five–year task order construction contracts to ARC Abatement, Inc., AAR Incorporated and Cherry Moving Company, Inc. dba Cherry Demolition, set a maximum contract amount for each contract of $2,000,000.00, and appropriated $315,000.00 for the Program.   On February 19, 2014, Ordinance No. 2014-0122, City Council awarded three additional five-year task order contracts to Inland Environments, Ltd., RNDI Companies, Inc. and Arrow Services, Inc. for the Program, set a maximum contract amount for each contract of $2,000,000.00, and appropriated $708,000.00.  

MBE/SBE PARTICIPATION: A 5% MBE goal and 10% SBE goal have been established for each contract. To date, each contractor has achieved the following MBE/SBE participation:    

Ordinance No. 2012-0341; Dated: 04-18-2012

Ordinance No. 2014-0122; Dated: 02-19-2014

Maximum Contract Amount for each contract:  $2,000,000.00 – 5 years  

Amount and Source of Funding for FY 2016:    

$450,000.00 Parks Consolidated Construction Fund (4502)

$139,000.00 Fire Consolidated Construction Fund (4500)

$  50,000.00 Police Consolidated Construction Fund (4504)

$100,000.00 Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund (4507)

$  90,000.00 Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund (4503)

$  23,000.00 General Improvements Consolidated Construction Fund (4509)

$852,000,00 Total Appropriation