Department: Flood Control District
Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): A120-00-00-C004
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Rebel Contractors, Inc.
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an award on the basis of low bid through the surety's rebid via Tender Agreement No. 2022-208 to Rebel Contractors, Inc., in the amount of $8,052,627, for channel improvement at Mud Gully conveyance from downstream of Beamer Road to downstream of HCFCD Unit A120-06-00, subject to applicable bonds to be received. (Clear Creek Watershed, Bond ID C-03, Project ID A120-00-00-C004, Job No. 20/0244A, Precinct 2).
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Background and Discussion:
The original contractor under Job No. 20/0244, Salem Group, Inc. dba Complete Concrete (Complete Concrete), was issued their notice to proceed in January 2021 with 614 days of construction with the expectation that construction would be completed by September 2022. However, after Complete Concrete received multiple claims through their payment bond based on non-payment to supplier and several letters of lack of performance by HCFCD, Complete Concrete notified HCFCD they had no intention of continuing with the project in May 2022. In response, Harris County Attorney's Office (CAO) filed a performance claim on June 17, 2021. Negotiations began between Complete Concrete's surety company, Great American Insurance Company (GAIC). GAIC notified CAO that they had no desire for buying back the bond nor taking over the contract as outlined in the original contract. Instead, they requested to tender a contract with them paying the difference from the new contract and balance of original con...
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