DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Homer Garcia III
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Change Order for Existing Annual Contract for Concrete Services
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes a change order to the existing annual contract with TCL Construction Enterprises, LLC for concrete work in San Antonio parks for $1,721,172.00 for a total contract value not to exceed $8,605,863.00 as needed and in accordance with the annual adopted budget approved by City Council.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
This action will authorize a change order to the existing annual contract adopted by City Council on February 13, 2020 through Ordinance 2020-02-13-0080, which will provide for additional projects to be accomplished until a new annual contract is considered later this summer. This change order provides for additional capacity for labor and concrete material for park operations as needed.
The City of San Antonio utilizes annual contracts for procuring high volume repetitive purchases. Annual contracts are an efficient method of securing the best prices through volume purchasing and reducing large amounts of work related to the bid process. Utilization of annual contracts allows the City to procure numerous different commodities in support of the normal daily operations.
ISSUE:
This additional capacity to the annual contract supplies labor and concrete material used by the Parks and Recreation Department for project and maintenance repairs including compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements.
ALTERNATIVES:
Should the City not approve the change order to the annual contract, the department would be required to purchase services on an as needed basis wherein increased cost due to non-contract buying could be realized. This could result in delays for maintenance and repairs of parks.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds are not encumbered by this ordinance. All expenditures will be in accordance with the Department's ...
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