DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Ratification of Sewer Drain Line Repair Services - Alamodome
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes ratification of a contract with A-Ram Plumbing, Inc. for services rendered and completed on October 17, 2017 in the amount of $189,092.36, for the repair of two sewer drain lines at the Alamodome for the Convention and Sports Facilities Department. Funding is available from the FY 2018 Community and Visitor Facilities Fund.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for Council consideration and action are four invoices submitted by A-Ram Plumbing, Inc. for all labor, material and equipment for the repair of two sewer drain lines at the Alamodome in the total amount of $189,092.36. Services were completed on October 17, 2017 and final supplemental repair invoices were accepted and approved on December 13, 2017 by the Convention and Sports Facilities Department. The services were rendered utilizing the Annual Job Order Contract for On-Call Plumbing Services - Citywide, that was awarded to A-Ram Plumbing, Inc. through Ordinance 2016-03-10-0190 and a Certificate of Exemption, as the immediate procurement was necessary due to unforeseen damage to machinery, equipment or other property.
The Alamodome was adversely affected when one 8-inch sewer drain line broke during the Gold Cup Soccer Event, on July 16, 2017. The drain line at the Alamodome Southwest quadrant plaza level backed up, affecting four restrooms and two concession stands. The Alamodome staff and three plumbing contractors investigated the lines and determined that the 8-inch drain line had either collapsed or had been pushed up, creating a situation where the lines could not drain properly.
This drain line failure was a catalyst for the Alamodome to inspect all of the 8-inch sewer drain lines leaving the Alamodome building. This inspection revealed one additional sewer drain line break in the South...
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