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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 11/8/2017
District A, District B, District D, District H, District J, District K
Item Creation Date: 9/21/2017

20WWO717 Accept Work/Portland Utilities Construction Company, LLC

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Summary:

RECOMMENDATION from Acting Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, for approval of final contract amount of $3,936,082.74 and acceptance of work on contract with PORTLAND UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Sliplining and Pipe Bursting Methods, (4257-131) - 2.57% over the original contract amount - Enterprise Fund DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - DAVIS; D - BOYKINS; H - CISNEROS; J - LASTER and K - GREEN

Background:

SUBJECT: Accept Work for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Sliplining and Pipe Bursting Methods.

 

RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) Pass a motion to approve the final contract amount of

$3,936,082.74, which is 2.57% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount, accept the work, and authorize final payment.

 

PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: Under this project, the contractor provided sanitary sewer rehabilitation by sliplining and pipe bursting methods to deteriorated sewer collection systems throughout the City.

 

DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consisted of sanitary sewer rehabilitation by sliplining and pipe bursting methods. The project was awarded to Portland Utilities Construction Company, LLC with an original contract amount of $3,837,307.50. The Notice to Proceed date was 3/13/2013 and the project had 540 calendar days for completion.

 

LOCATION: This work order project was located at various locations within Council Districts A, B, D, H, J and K.

 

CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The contractor, Portland Utilities Construction Company, LLC, has completed the work under the contract. The contract was completed within the contract time with an additional 90 days approved by Change Order No. 2. The final cost of the project is $3,936,082.74, an increase of $98,775.24 or 2.57% over the original contract amount. More pipe bursting was needed than anticipated.

 

The final amount of this work order contract was not affected by Change Orders No. 1 and No. 2.

 

MWDBE PARTICIPATION:  The MWDBE goal for this project was 24.00%. According to the Office of Business Opportunity, the actual participation was 24.74%. The contractor was awarded an “Satisfactory” rating from the Office of Business Opportunity.

 

 

 

                                               

Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E.

Acting Director

Department of Public Works and Engineering

 

WBS# R-000295-0041-4

File No. 4257-131

 


Prior Council Action:

Ordinance No. 2012-949, dated 11/07/2012


Amount and Source of Funding:

No additional funding required.

 

Original appropriation of $4,089,173.00 from Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund No. 8500.

 


Contact Information:

Shannon Dunne

Acting Senior Assistant Director

Phone: (832) 395-5036


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