DEPARTMENT: Public Works
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 1
SUBJECT:
Job Order Contract: (Task Order) Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Interior Water Damage Repairs
SUMMARY:
An ordinance approving a task order to a Job Order Contract with Jamail & Smith Construction, LP in an amount not to exceed $198,275.00 for ceiling and wall repairs in relation to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Interior Water Damage project, a Hotel Occupancy Tax Improvement & Contingency funded project, located in Council District 1. Funds for this contract are insurance reimbursements from FM Global Insurance Company for interior water damage repairs and concession costs from the 2018 water damage claim. The insurance reimbursement was deposited in the Hotel Occupancy Tax Improvement & Contingency Fund. This ordinance will also authorize the appropriation and amending of the FY 2021 - FY 2026 Capital Improvement Program Budget in the amount of $198,275.00 from the Hotel Occupancy Tax Improvement & Contingency Fund for the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Interior Water Damage project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Project Background
The Convention Center received heavy rains over the 2018 Labor Day weekend which resulted in severe roof leaks throughout the 1998 portion of the facility. Approximately 450,000 square feet of roof was compromised which resulted in multiple ceiling areas within the building to be damaged. Areas with interior water damage include Exhibit Halls 3 and 4, Pre-function ceilings at Ballrooms, meeting rooms and high arched, vaulted ceiling corridors at Tower View, Park View and Bridge Hall.
An insurance claim was filed with FM Global Insurance Company in September 2018 for the roof replacement and interior water damage repairs. In February 2020, City Council (ordinance 2020-02-13-0084) awarded the roof replacement project to American Roofing and Metal Co. Inc. Currently, the roof...
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