HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 14707ORDINANCE NO ~1Q7
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE COMMERCIAL PAPER SEWER FUND IN THE
AMOUNT OF $617,034.00 FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
FUNDING A CONTRACT WITH RED RIVER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF RICHARDSON SLOUGH SANITARY SEWER LIFT
STATION IMPROVEMENTS, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILTTY CLAUSE,
MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND
REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS.
SECTION 1.
That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for the Fiscal Year 2000/01 and in the
Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Commercial Paper Sewer Fund in the amount of $617,034.00 from available funds for the purpose of funding a
contract with Red River Construction Company for construction of Richardson Slough Sanitary Sewer Lift Station
Improvements.
SECTION 2.
Should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any
reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way impair the
remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No 14286 and all other ordinances and appropriations
amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with
such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances
and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
APPROVED AS'TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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Assistant City Attorney
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
M,,Ayoe and Council Commun~cAtion
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
7/17/01 **C-18655 60RED 1 of 2
suB~ECT APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AND AWARD OF CONTRACT TO RED RIVER
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF RICHARDSON SLOUGH
SANITARY SEWER LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Authorize the transfer of $617,034 from the Sewer Capital Project Fund, Retail Sewer Impact Fee to
the Commercial Paper-Sewer Fund, and
2 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriation's in the
Commercial Paper-Sewer Fund in the amount of $617,034 from available funds, and
3 Authorize the City Manager to accept $361,856 from a developer to participate on the additional
load contributed to Richardson Slough sanitary sewer lift station improvements, and
4 Approve the withdrawal of the bid received from G P Cooper Industries, Inc. due to a material
mistake contained in its bid without recourse to the bid bond, and
5 Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Red River Construction Company in the
amount of $889,900 for the construction of Richardson Slough sanitary sewer lift station
improvements.
DISCUSSION
The Richardson Slough lift station has a proposed sewer service basin bounded by Altamesa
Boulevard to the north, Hulen Street +to the east, Old Cranbury Road to the west, and Steward Feltz
Road to the south
The lift station has three construction phases planned to increase the existing sewer service for the
entire basin Approval of this Mayor and Council Communication will allow for the completion of the first
phase, which will provide 5 MGD (million gallons per day) of pumping capacity, with 7 MGD of wet well
capacity As development in the area increases, the second phase will upgrade the pumping capacity
to 7 MGD Ultimately, a duplicate lift station and parallel force main will be built to take the total
capacity of the lift station to 14 MGD
In order to increase the service area, an additional load from the Summer Creek Ranch development is
to be lifted to the Richardson Slough lift station to provide the developer of the Summer Creek Ranch to
participate in the upgrading of pumps, motor equipment and other costs in the amount of $361,856
This project was advertised for bid on April 19 and 26, 2001 On May 10, 2001, the following bids were
received
City of Fort Worth, Texas
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
7/17/01 **C-18655 60RED 2 of 2
SUBJECT APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AND AWARD OF CONTRACT TO RED RIVER
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF RICHARDSON SLOUGH
SANITARY SEWER LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS
BIDDER TOTAL BID
*G P Cooper Industries, Inc. $ 717,000
Red River Construction Company 889 900
North Texas Municipal Construction Company $ 896,000
Linder-Stahl Construction Company, Inc. $ 967,427
Earth Builders $1,046,008
S L. Siebert Company r $1,199,659
A.U I Contractors, Inc. $1,260,000
~`On May 11, 2001, Mr Gene Cooper, President of G P Cooper Industries, Inc. submitted a written
request to withdraw its bid due to a material mistake The Water Department, the City's consulting
engineer, and the City's Law Department staff reviewed the request, the bid, and the supporting
information provided by the bidder and concluded that a material mistake had been made Therefore,
City staff recommends the bid of G P Cooper Industries, Inc. be withdrawn without recourse to the bid
bond
City staff recommends the contract be awarded to the Red River Construction Company, the second
lowest bidder Time of completion of the project is 210 calendar days
The Red River Construction Company is in compliance with the City's M/WBE Ordinance by committing
to 23% M/WBE participation The City's goal on this project is 22%
This project is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 6, Mapsco 102Q
In addition to the contract cost, $88,990 is required for inspection/survey and project contingencies for
sewer improvements
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that upon approval and completion of recommendation No 1, and
adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be available in the current capital budget,
as appropriated, of the Commercial Paper-Sewer Fund
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Submitted for City Manager's- FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
1&2) PS46 472058 070460280020 $617,034.00 AP
Mike Groomer 6140
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