Department: Flood Control District
Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): A500-09-00-E002
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Northtex Construction, LLC
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 33%
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): 39.7%
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 change in contract No. 1 with Northtex Construction, LLC, for the Rough Grading for Friendswood Stormwater Detention Basin, adding 45 calendar days and resulting in an addition of $996,823.45 to the contract amount (Clear Creek Watershed, Bond ID CI-62, Project ID A500-09-00-E002, Job No. 23/0410, Precinct 2, MWDBE Contracted Goal: 33%, MWDBE Current Participation: 39.7%).
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Background and Discussion:
The purpose of this contract change is to expand the footprint of the basin excavation to the southwest to fully utilize available partner funding, resulting in approximately 79,000 additional cubic yards of excavation. This expansion will increase the contract value by approximately $996,823.45. The overall benefit to this expansion is that it will increase the basin capacity and thus further reduce the risk of flooding in the local area. This contract change will add 45 days to the schedule.
Expected Impact:
This change will allow the contractor to construct the project so that Harris County can further reduce the risk of flooding in the area.
Alternative Options:
This is an active construction contract, so there are not many alternatives to approving a change order other than cancelling the contract which is not recommended as by doing so the Flood Control District could lose partnership funding and would prevent construction of further flood risk reduction improvements.
Alignment with Goal(s):
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