DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Job Order Contract: (Task Order) Brackenridge Park (2017 Bond Project)
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing a task order to a Job Order Contract with Amstar, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $248,470.00 to dewater Lambert Beach area of the San Antonio River as part of the Brackenridge Park project, a 2017 Bond funded project, located Citywide.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On May 6, 2017, the City approved the 2017 Bond Program authorizing $7,750,000.00 for improvements to Brackenridge Park located in Council District 2. The Brackenridge Park project is currently in design with a scope of work to include repair and rehabilitation of the historic river walls in the Lambert Beach area of the San Antonio River.
This task order will provide for the dewatering of the Lambert Beach area of the San Antonio River allowing the project design team to execute an investigation of the current condition of the river walls in the area of which a significant portion of the walls are below the river water line. The dewatering effort as part of this project is anticipated to begin December 2019 and estimated to be completed by February 2020.
This is a task order to utilize the Job Order Contracting (JOC) that was approved through Ordinance 2019-02-21-0134 by City Council on February 21, 2019. The use of the JOC delivery method provides the City with on-call construction, renovation and maintenance services for City buildings and facilities. Assignment of JOC contractors to specific jobs is based on the contractor's current workload, overall capacity, and familiarity with a specific facility, expertise in completing specific task and/or managing a specific trade needed to carry out the requested work. Of the ten contractors, Amstar, Inc. was selected to submit an estimate and project schedule for this Project.
This task o...
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