Authorize Execution of Contract with ARK Contracting Services, LLC, in the Amount of $3,010,260.00 for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Contract 97 Located in the Historic Rosedale Park, Stop 6/Poly Oversight, Stop Six Sunrise Edition and Fairhaven Neighborhood Associations and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance (COUNCIL DISTRICT 5)

It is recommended that the City Council:

1.  Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Water and Sewer Capital Projects Fund in the amount of $3,513,457.00 from available funds; and

2.  Authorize execution of a contract with ARK Contracting Services, LLC, in the amount of $3,010,260.00 for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Contract 97 (City Project No. C02739).

This Mayor and Council Communication is to authorize a construction contract for the rehabilitation of the deteriorated sanitary sewer mains via trenchless methods on the following streets and easements:

Street	From	To
Burke Road	Quails Lane	120 feet South
Anglin Drive	Eastland Road	Virgil Street
East Berry Street	Candace Drive	Carey Street
Hilldale Road	Garden Lane	350 feet North
Rosedale Street / Tension Drive	Stalcup Road	Union Pacific Railroad ROW
Village Creek Road	100 feet North of the Pinson Street / Village Creek Road Intersection	900 feet North
Tierney Road	250 feet North of the Meadowbrook Drive / Tierney Road Intersection	650 feet North
Clotell Cul-da-sac Reed Street	E. Berry Street	Dead End
Easement between MacArthur Drive and Wainwright Drive	100 feet East of Stalcup Road	Carverly Drive
Easement between Wainwright Drive and Eisenhower Drive	100 feet East of Stalcup Road	Carverly Drive
Easement	Victoria Place	Carverly Drive
Easement	Village Creek Road	1120 feet West
Easement	Tierney	930 feet East
Easement between Hughes Avenue and Tahoe Drive	Hardeman Street	400 feet South
Easement between Tahoe Drive and Carmel Avenue	Hardeman Street	440 feet South
Easement between Carmel Avenue and Burke Road	Hardeman Street	400 feet South
Easement between Burke Road and Wilhelm Street	From 400 feet South of Hardeman Street	700 feet North
Easement	Burke Road	200 feet East

The project was advertised for bid on July 12, 2018 and July 19, 2018 in the Fort Worth Star−Telegram. On August 16, 2018, the following bid was received:  

Bidder	Amount	Time of Completion
Ark Contracting Services, LLC	$3,010,260.00	270 Calendar Days

Even though the City received only one bid on the project, staff considers the unit prices proposed to be fair and reasonable and recommends approval of the contract.

In addition to the contract amount, $352,684.00 is required for project management, material testing and inspection and $150,513.00 is provided for project contingencies.

This project will have no impact on the Water Department's operating budget when completed. Construction is expected to start in January 2019 and be completed by October 2019

M/WBE OFFICE – Ark Contracting Services, LLC is in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance by committing to one percent MBE participation and documenting good faith effort. Ark Contracting Services, LLC identified several subcontracting and supplier opportunities. However, the firms contracted in the areas identified did not respond or did not submit the lowest bids. The City's MBE goal on this project is 25 percent.

The project is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 5.