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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7918 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7918 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council X X Subject: WEST FORK RELIEF SEWER STATUS UPDATE 1673 BACKGROUND The West Fork Relief Sewer was identified in the City's 1989 Final Updated 201 Facilities Plan and was programmed to provide additional sewerage capacity for the areas west of and including the Central Business District. The project consists of six segments or phases with an overall estimated construction cost of $27 million. On April 30, 1991 Council approved a contract (M&C C-12837) with Carter & Burgess, Inc., to provide engineering design services for the project. The contract was amended by Council action on October 4, 1994 to include a cultural and archaeological survey and to provide additional design services for the Fourth Street Deep Tunnel and Sanitary Sewer Main M-34. A second amendment was approved on March 7, 1995 to provide design services for a revised and new crossing for the Clear Fork of the Trinity River. The first phase of the project will begin east of downtown and will extend to the confluence of the West Fork and Clear Fork of the Trinity River (See Attachment A). On December 6, 1994, City Council approved a contract (M&C C-14594) with Black & Veatch to provide construction management services forthe project. Staff recommended that Black & Veatch be retained in order to provide tunnel expertise desirable to prevent problems during design and construction. Black and Veatch's contract provides that they provide services to the City in addition to their engineering expertise such as partnering and dispute resolution. Council may recall the City's experience on the Sunset Heights tunnel, a $1 .8 million construction project located west of Hulen Street and just south of West Vickery Boulevard. Partnering was used successfully to resolve pending damage claims, correct structural problems in the tunnel and bring about the completion of the project. The Partnering approach used on Sunset Heights was successful and is recommended for the West Fork Relief Sewer project. The size and complexity of the West Fork Relief Sewer emphasizes the need for a proactive approach in the areas of constructability review, safety, partnering and dispute resolution. SCOPE OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY BLACK & VEATCH The construction management contract with Black & Veatch provides that the engineer will be responsible for the management of the construction of the West Fork Relief Sewer until final acceptance of the project by the City. The scope of services included five important components which are summarized below. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH,TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7918 oo—OTE To the Mayor and Members of the City, Council V, Subject: WEST FORK RELIEF SEWER STATUS UPDATE 1. Construction Phase Services: 0 Project administration and coordination • Project record maintenance • Bi-weekly briefings of status Quality control and testing • Preconstruction services • Constructability review Assist the City in bidder's prequalification • Assist the City in public information program • Onsite construction services 0 Assist the City in certification of substantial completion or correction 0 Safety monitoring and enforcement 2. Project Partnering: 0 Workshop Development • Partnering meetings 3. Dispute Resolution Board: 0 Assist the City in Board make-up Process and appeals 4. Safety: • Safety training and certification for workers and visitors. 5. Pre-Qualification of Contractors: • Contractors shall be prequalified and notified of selection and appeal if not prequalified. Final appeal decision with the Director of the Water and Engineering Department. LISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER- FORT WORTH,TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7918 pRTF.9 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council > Xp Subject: WEST FORK RELIEF SEWER STATUS UPDATE 1873 CURRENT PROJECT STATUS Contract 1 design is complete and ready for advertisement. The City is now prequalify- ing potential bidders with the assistance of Black & Veatch. Notice of the requirement for prequalification for the project was published in the "Engineering News Record", a national publication. Thirty contractors responded by requesting prequalification document packages. Twenty packages were received by Black & Veatch, who received the packages and has made prequalification recommendations. Black&Veatch evaluated the qualifications of each bidder based on the firm's location or intent to maintain a permanent place of business in the City of Fort Worth, the adequacy of personnel and equipment to perform construction, financial and management resources, previous underground construction experience consistent with the project and appropriate technical experience. These qualification requirements were jointly established by City staff, Black & Veatch and Carter & Burgess. Sixteen firms have been prequalified (See Attachment B) and notifications have been sent to all respondents. Those bidders not recommended for prequalification are not excluded from performing work on the project but are restricted from entering into a contract with the City as the prime contractor. An appeal process has been established for the bidders which were not prequalified. The City has not received formal appeals from any of the contractors which were not prequalified. However, verbal complaints were received from Oscar Renda Contracting, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas and BRH Garver, Houston, Texas. The staff will be submitting an M&C for Council approval on May 23, 1995. The project is currently planned to be advertised for construction on May 25, 1995 with bids to be received on June 29, 1995. Construction is anticipated to begin around August 21 , 1995 and continue until March 31 , 1997. The estimated construction cost of the initial phase of the project is $12.5 million. �f�adVer a! i 'formation is requir d, staff will furnish it upon request. � � � ��b` ell i . . City Manager BT:d ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER- - FORT WORTH, TEXAS- -