City of San Antonio - File #: 16-4961

• File #: 16-4961
• Type: Capital Improvements
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 12/15/2016
• Posting Language: An Ordinance authorizing a Job Order Contract in an amount up to $832,810.00 payable to Kencon Constructors/Construction Managers, LTD to provide renovations for the Metro Health Lab Texas Center for Infectious Disease Project located in Council District 3, with funds available in the FY 2017 Facilities Fund Adopted Budget, the FY 2017 General Fund Health Budget, and appropriating $138,446.00 in Local Grant Contributions for the project. [Erik Walsh, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Transportation & Capital Improvement]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/15/2016	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 3


SUBJECT:

Contract Award: (Job-Order Contract) Metro Health Lab Project


SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes a Job Order Contract in the amount of $832,810.00 payable to Kencon Constructors/Construction Managers, LTD to provide renovations for the Metro Health Lab Texas Center for Infectious Disease Project located in Council District 3, with funds available in the FY 2017 Facilities Fund Adopted Budget, the FY 2017 General Fund Health Budget, and appropriates $138,446 in Local Grant Contributions for the project.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Project Background
Currently Metro Health building located at 332 West Commerce Street is in the process of being sold by the City and already has been partially vacated by Metro Health, leaving its existing labs in place until new space can be provided. The City has entered into a lease agreement with the State of Texas to lease approximately 13,000 square feet of unused lab space in Building 533 at the Texas Center for Infectious Disease (TCID) facility at 2303 SE Military Dr, San Antonio, TX 78223. This Project will renovate and reconfigure the leased space to meet the requirements for Metro Health's new labs. This Project is anticipated to begin in December 2016 and estimated to be completed by April 2017.

Procurement of Services
This Project was selected to utilize Job Order Contracting (JOC), an alternative project delivery method, through which ten contractors were approved through Ordinance 2015-01-15-0013 by City Council on January 15, 2015. The use of the JOC delivery method has provided the City with on-call construction, renovation, and maintenance services for City buildings and facilities. Assignment of JOC contractor to a specific job is based on the contractor's current workload, overall capacity, and familiarity with a specific facility, cost, and expertise in c...