* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. OVER THE LAST FEW [00:00:01] DAYS. UH, SO I'LL GET [a. Consider an ordinance approving Change Order No. 1 to the first renewal 2018 Annual Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project with Texas Pride Utilities, LLC.] INTO THE DETAILS OF THE, UM, ITEM. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS A APPROVES A CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE, TO THE FIRST RENEWAL OF THE 2018 ANNUAL SEWER REHAB CONTRACT WITH TEXAS PRIDE UTILITIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $187,400. UH, PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING STAFF NOTICED A WATER LEAK IN THIS AREA. UM, ABOUT A WEEK AGO. UM, AT THE TIME IT WAS NOT AS BAD, AND, UH, IT WAS, THIS WAS OVER THE HOLIDAYS. UH, SINCE THEN IT'S GOTTEN WORSE, AND SO WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION ON IT. UH, THE LEAK MAY BE FROM ONE OF THREE WATER LINES THAT ARE, UH, IN THIS INTERSECTION. THERE'S A 36 INCH DIAMETER, UH, MAIN THAT'S COMING OUT OF BAWA. THEY ALSO HAVE A 12 INCH AND A 10 INCH WATERLINE THAT ARE OWNED BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. IF THE LEAK IS DETERMINED TO BE THE ON THE 36 INCH BOW LINE, THEN WE'LL DO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, UM, TO, UH, TAKE CARE OF THE REPAIR COSTS. ON THE BIO SIDE, UH, THE PROPOSED WORK INCLUDES INSTALLING TRAFFIC CONTROL, UH, TO SECURE THE WORK ZONE, REMOVING THE EXISTING PAVEMENT, UH, EXCAVATING TO EXPOSE THE WATER LINES UNTIL THE LEAK IS IDENTIFIED. THE INVESTIGATION WILL ALSO INCLUDE TRENCH SAFETY AND SHORING AND PUMPING. UH, THE REPAIRS WILL INCLUDE ISOLATION OF THE LEAK AND REPLACING, REPLACING THE SECTION OF THE WAR LINE THAT IS DAMAGED. UH, THEN WE'LL DO RESTORATION WORK. THAT'LL INCLUDE BACK FILLING THE TRENCHES, UH, RESTORING THE SUBGRADE OF THE ROADWAY AND REPLACING THE PAVEMENT PER TXDOT STANDARDS. THIS CHANGE ORDER INCREASES A FUNDING BY 25% TO THE CITY'S ON-CALL CONTRACT WITH TEXAS PRIDE. UTILITIES STAFF ANTICIPATES THAT, UH, PWE WILL SELF PERFORM SOME OF THE WORK. UM, HOWEVER, UH, STAFF BELIEVES THAT IT WILL BE BEST TO HAVE TEXAS PRIDE AS A PARTNER IN THE PROCESS SINCE THEY POSSESS MORE SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE REQUIRED IN THE EXCAVATION AND PERSONNEL THAT MAY BE REQUIRED IN REPAIRING THE LEAKS. UM, WE ANTICIPATE THAT PUBLIC WORKS WILL PERFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL, HAULING OPERATIONS, REST AND RESTORATION. UH, TEXAS PRIDE WILL PERFORM THE EXCAVATION, SHORING, PUMPING, AND WATERLINE REPAIR. IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT THE ENTIRE 25% AMOUNT WILL BE USED ON THE PROJECT, BUT WE CANNOT DETERMINE THE COST UNTIL, UH, THE EXCAVATION IS COMPLETED AND WE CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. UH, ONCE THE CONTRACT IS COMPLETE, ANY UNUSED FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED. TEXAS PRIDE IS A, UM, CONTRACTOR ON THE SEWER CONTRACT, HOWEVER, THEY ARE QUALIFIED TO DO WORK ON THE WATER LINES. UM, THE CITY'S ON-CALL WATER CONTRACTOR WAS WORKING ON EMERGENCY FOR ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY, AND SO THEY DID NOT HAVE PERSONNEL OR RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO WORK ON THIS, THIS, UM, REPAIR. AND SO TEXAS PRIDE IS A TRUSTED PARTNER AND WE HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE THAT THEY CAN PERFORM THIS WORK, AND THEY ARE STANDING BY AND READY TO MOBILIZE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. UM, I THINK I, IF I HAVEN'T ANSWERED YOUR QUESTIONS, I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT. OKAY. SO I GUESS, UM, WANNA FIRST, UH, I GUESS MS. NCCO, SINCE YOU'RE ONLINE AND IT'S EASIER PROBABLY TO, TO, UH, MAYBE START WITH YOU. CAN YOU, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? DID I HEAR THE AMOUNT? RIGHT? ONE EIGHTY SEVEN, A HUNDRED EIGHTY 7,000 FOR YES, MA'AM. $187,400. THAT IS THE, UH, THE FULL, UH, 25% THAT WE WILL AUTHORIZE TO DO A CHANGE ORDER. AS I SAID, I DON'T ANTICIPATE IT WILL REQUIRE THAT WHOLE AMOUNT, BUT I, I WOULD RATHER BE SAFE AND, UH, GET THE AUTHORIZATION TO DO THE FULL AMOUNT. ONCE WE EXCAVATE AND WE SEE WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, LIKE I SAY, WE'LL ONLY USE WHAT IS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS. AND, AND FRANK, HOW LONG DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE REPAIRS TO TAKE? I, I THINK IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST A WEEK. UM, ESPECIALLY LIKE I SAY IN INVOLVING THE RESTORATION WILL BE, UH, PROBABLY SIGNIFICANT. UM, IF THE BREAK IS ON THE 36 INCH LINE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CALL IN AN ANOTHER CONTRACTOR. THERE'S ONLY ONE CONTRACTOR AUTHORIZED TO WORK OR SPECIALIZED TO WORK ON THE 36 INCH LINE SINCE [00:05:01] IT IS A SPECIALIZED PIPE. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO CALL IN A ANOTHER CONTRACTOR TO DO THAT WORK IF IT IS ON THE 36 INCH PIPE SO THAT, THAT MAY DELAY THE REPAIR IF IT IS THAT PIPE. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS, MAYOR. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UH, HOW ABOUT COUNSEL? THAT IS PRESENT. I GET, I CAN'T SEE EVERYBODY'S THERE. I KNOW I'VE SEEN COUNCILWOMAN ALVARADO, SO I'LL START WITH HER. I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, MAYOR. ALRIGHT, HOW ABOUT, UH, COUNCILMAN PRESLEY? I'M GOOD. ALL RIGHTY. AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE WAY FAR AHEAD, BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT IS, IS THAT JACOB? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. I, I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, COUNCILMAN, THANK YOU. I GUESS, UH, BEING THAT THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS I HAVE, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THIS AMOUNT IS, IS ADEQUATE, UH, FOR ANYTHING THAT'S UNFORESEEN. UM, THAT SAID, MY ONLY CONCERN, I'M ACTUALLY HAPPY WITH THE 180 7 ONLY BECAUSE I'VE EXPERIENCED WHEN WE'VE HAD A MILLION DOLLAR BREAK RIGHT AT CHRISTMAS TIME. AND SO I KNOW WE, WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THESE TYPES OF, OF EVENTS. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, UH, THAT PUBLIC WORKS AND CITY ADMINISTRATION IS COMFORTABLE. IF THEY, IF THEY BELIEVE THAT WE NEED MORE CONTINGENCY, THEN PLEASE, UH, SPEAK UP. IF NOT, THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PROVE THIS AMOUNT. UH, SO MAYOR, THIS IS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY LAW TO DO A CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT. OKAY. SO THIS IS THE MOST WE CAN DO A CHANGE ORDER FOR. OKAY. I, I DO BELIEVE IT WILL BE ADEQUATE. UM, WE HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH LIKE, SAY, UH, DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS. THE ORIGINAL PRICE WE GOT, YOU KNOW, TO DO IT OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN A VERY, UH, UH, RUSH STATE WAS OVER $300,000. WE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS, YOU KNOW, IMMEDIATELY NECESSARY TO DO THE WORK AT THAT TIME. AND I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS THE BEST VALUE, UH, FOR THE CITY. SO WE'VE TALKED TO, LIKE I SAY, WE, WE TALKED TO OUR SEWER CONTRACTOR WHO'S QUALIFIED TO DO THE WORK, AND, UH, THE PRICE THEY'RE ESTIMATING IS LESS THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. SO, UH, WE ARE, YOU KNOW, CONFIDENT IN MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS AMOUNT. UH, IF IT IS THE GIFFORD HILL PIPE, UH, WHICH IS A 36 INCH PIPE, UH, I'VE GOTTEN AN ESTIMATE FROM THOMPSON PIPE WHO'S THE AUTHORIZED CONTRACTOR, AND, AND THEY'RE IN THE, YOU KNOW, $22,000 RANGE. SO I, I FEEL LIKE WE COULD DO THAT ON AN EMERGENCY PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT GOING TO COUNSEL. UH, RIGHT NOW I'M COMFORTABLE. AND LIKE I SAY, ALSO, WE'VE LOOKED AT, UH, PUBLIC WORK, SELF-PERFORMING, SOME ITEMS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE COST MORE PALATABLE. UH, WE'RE GONNA DO THE HAUL OFF OF THE, THE EXCAVATED MATERIALS. WE'RE DOING THE TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN. I HAVE, YOU KNOW, ENGINEERING IS DOING THE TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN. WE'RE GONNA SET OUT, UH, THE TRAFFIC CONTROL BARRIERS, UH, AND WE'RE GONNA DO THE RESTORATION. SO, UH, WE'VE MADE IT, YOU KNOW, AS COST EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE. OKAY, SO I GUESS BEING WITH THAT, NO, NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE ITEM AS AS WRITTEN. MOTION TO APPROVE FOR THE CHANGE ACT. ALRIGHT, HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. MOTION TO SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. A AYE. AND ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, ITEM, ITEM CARRIES. UH, AGAIN, THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, UH, BOTH UH, IN PERSON AND, AND ONLINE. AND SO CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THIS FIXES, UH, THIS ISSUE, UH, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. SO WITH THAT, THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.