Department: County Engineer
Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): UPIN 19102MF17C01 - Job No. 23/0157
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): J Rivas Construction, LLC
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 26.00%
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): 77.90%
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a change in contract with J Rivas Construction, LLC, in connection with High Meadows and Fairgreen Subdivision Drainage Improvements - 2018, Job No. 23/0157-2, UPIN 19102MF17C01, Precinct 2, MWDBE Contracted Goal: 26.00%, MWDBE Participation Goal: 77.90%.
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Background and Discussion:
The High Meadows and Fairgreen Subdivision Drainage Improvements project site consists of subdivision drainage improvements located High Meadows and Fairgreen subdivisions, located west of John F. Kennedy
Boulevard, east of Russ Drive, north of Aldine Mail Route Road and south of Lauder Road., in east Harris
County; discharging into HCFCD Channel P138-01-01
The Change in contract request includes new items, extension of existing items and deduction from existing items as noted below for the following:
* Swap Lime Stabilized subbase with Cement Stabilized subbase - To expedite construction, the contractor requested permission for substituting lime stabilized subbase with cement stabilized subbase at no extra cost to Harris County. Added new line item#87 for 7,980 SY of 8" Cement Stabilized Sand subbase, deducted 130 tons of Hydrated lime slurry from line item #17, deducted 8,870 square yard of lime stabilized subgrade from line item #18. The total net additional cost is $0.00 and 0 days.
* Off-Duty Police officers - Due to concerns within the neighborhood, it was decided to utilize police officers d...
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