Legislation Details

File #: 25-2029    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Amendment Status: Passed
File created: 3/18/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 3/27/2025 Final action: 3/27/2025
Title: Request for approval of a change in contract with Forde Construction Co., in connection with final construction of Bridge Repair - Brinsap 2020 Package 3 - 2022, adding 91 calendar days, with an addition in the amount of $21,010.36, Job No. 23/0260-2, UPIN 23103MF2P101, Precinct 3, MWBE Contracted Goal: 34%, MWBE Current Participation: 8.51%.

Primary Department: County Engineer

Primary Department Head/Elected Official:  Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer

 

Secondary Department: N/A

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Contract - Amendment

 

Project ID (if applicable): Job No. 23/0260, UPIN 23103MF2P101

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Forde Construction Co.

 

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 34%

MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): 8.51%

Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal:  N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above

 

Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A

Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request for approval of a change in contract with Forde Construction Co., in connection with final construction of Bridge Repair - Brinsap 2020 Package 3 - 2022, adding 91 calendar days, with an addition in the amount of $21,010.36, Job No. 23/0260-2, UPIN 23103MF2P101, Precinct 3, MWBE Contracted Goal: 34%, MWBE Current Participation: 8.51%.

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Background and Discussion:

This project includes various bridge repairs at six locations withing Harris County Precinct 3 (Jones Road at Cypress Creek, Louetta Road at Theiss Gully, Oak Lane at G103-01-00, Hardy Road South Bound at Cypress Creek Relief, Cypresswood Drive at Cypress Creek, and Tuckerton Road West Bound at Towne Lake Detention).

 

The change in contract includes the following:

•                     Addition of 91 days for extra bridge added to the project based on Precinct 3.

•                     Extra cost for installation of retention blanket in Louetta at Little Cypress Creek. ($2,178.00).

•                     The final adjustment (reconciliation of actual quantities used in construction against the bid quantities). ($18,832.36).

 

Expected Impact:

Change allows unused funds to be returned to Harris County and allows the Contractor to be compensated.

 

Alternative Options:

Maintain the original scope of the project.

 

County Strategic Plan Goal:  N/A

County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A

Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):  N/A

Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):  N/A

Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A

Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A

Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A

Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

08/29/2023

320 (23-4897)

Contract Award

06/04/2024

63 (24-3103)

Contract Amendment #1 for additional funds and extension of project term

 

Location:

Address (if applicable):

Precinct(s): Precinct 3

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Engineering

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

1070 - Mobility Fund 3109

$

$21,010.36

$21,010.36

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

Total Existing Budget

$

$21,010.36

$21,010.36

$

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$

$21,010.36

$21,010.36

$

Grants - Proposed Budget (To be filled out by Grants staff only)

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$

$

$

 

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

-

Additional Positions Request

-

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: 3/27/2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): N/A

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Erwin Burden, PE, CFM, Chief of Engineering and Architecture Services, Harris County Office of the County Engineer

 

Attachments (if applicable): County Auditor’s Form 1258B