SUBJECT: Accept Work for Bellaire Access Management and Widening Project; WBS No. N-T02001-0001-4.
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) Pass a motion to approve the final Contract Amount of $22,162,502.18 or 1.07% 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 enhancements for the Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty of the Southwest Houston area. This project was approved by Ordinance No. 2012-0184 on February 29, 2012.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: The project consisted of the complete reconstruction and improvements of Bellaire Boulevard from Rogerdale to Osage. The improvements consisted of concrete roadways with curb and gutter, sidewalks, drainage improvements along with underground utilities. HNTB, Inc. designed the project with 730 calendar days allowed for construction. The project was awarded to Total Contracting Limited with an original Contract Amount of $21,928,949.70.
LOCATION: The project area is generally bound by Harwin on the north, Beechnut on the south, Fondren on the east, and Wilcrest on the west. The project is located in Key Map Grids 529G, 529H, 530E and 530F.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The Contractor, Total Contracting Limited has completed the work under the subject Contract. The lack of sufficient labor to construct the project, lead to the project being completed beyond the established completion date. Liquidated damages in the amount of $36,000.00 for 18 days at $2,000/day were assessed and reflected in the final payment to the Contractor. The final cost of the project, including overrun and underrun of estimated unit price quantities and previously approved Change Order Nos. 1-7 is $22,162,502.18, an increase of $233,552.48 or 1.07% over the original Contract Amount and under 5% contingency amount.
The increased cost is a result of the difference between planned and measured quantities. This increase is primarily the result of an overrun in various Base Unit Price Items and Extra Unit Price Items, which was necessary to complete the project.
MBE/SBE PARTICIPATION: The MBE/SBE goal established for this project was 17%. According to Office of Business Opportunity, the participation was 20.49%. Contractor’s MBE/SBE performance evaluation was rated Outstanding.