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. 24/0424, UPIN 25208MF3P701
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Structural Integrity Group, LLC
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): 0%
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature
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 Structural Integrity Group, LLC, in connection with Astroworld - Pedestrian Bridge Repairs - 2024, with an addition in the amount of $168,936.95, Job No. 24/0424-1, UPIN 25208MF3P701, Precinct 1, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature.
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Background and Discussion:
The repairs to this pedestrian bridge are a result of a strike by an oversized load on IH-610. The load struck the bridge in September of 2024 and caused extensive damage to the prestressed concrete bridge beams. 18 beams span the width of the bridge and 17 of them were damaged in some capacity ranging from broken steel strands, concrete deformation and cracking, and cosmetic cracking requiring replacement. The strike left the bridge unusable by NRG and Houston Rodeo. This change order is to allow the contractor to complete the necessary repairs that were above and beyond what was known at the time this project was bid. Additional strands were severed, the fascia steel plate was larger than what was anticipated, and there were steel plates under the bridge that needed to be removed.
Steel Fascia: $92,040.00
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