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Home My WebLink AboutPR 24549: AMEND RES. NO. 25-195 TO ADD ADDITIONAL AMOUNT DUE RATIFYING EMERGENCY REPAIR OF SEW OVERFLOW IN AG'S INJUNCTION JJIU. Ciry of i 9, t.Tl." ur! rtltui- INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM Date: October 6, 2025 To: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Through: Ronald Burton, CPM, City Manager From: Calvin Matthews, P.E., Water Utilities Director RE: PR 24549—Amend Resolution No. 25-195 to Add Additional Amount Due Ratifying Emergency Repair of Sewer Overflow in AG's Injunction Introduction: The intent of this Agenda Item is for the City Council to amend Resolution No. 25-195 to add additional amount due to Chief Solutions, Inc. of Houston, Texas for a combined total of $10,044.00 and ratifying the emergency repair of the overflow mentioned in the Attorney General's injunction. Background: As stated in Resolution No. 25-195, the failure of the gravity sanitary sewers in Sabine Ave and 10th Street were listed in the pending Attorney General's injunction to be immediately addressed. An emergency memo was issued on March 10, 2025, and Global Drilling was the lowest bidder for replacing the sewer line and Chief Solutions for the TV and cleaning the sewer lines. The project was completed by Global Drilling, Inc of Winnie, Texas and Chief Solutions, Inc. of Houston, Texas. Global Drilling, Inc. completed the repair of the 8-inch sewer line for a total of$193,550.00 for approximately 900 feet of 8-inch sewer replacement, 2 manholes, and service line connections. Chief Solutions, Inc. completed the cleaning and TV of approximately 6,000 feet of sewer lines for the combined total amount of$27,930.00. The combined total for the repair, cleaning, and TV of the sewer lines was $221,480.00 Furthermore, as per Resolution 25-195, the aforementioned emergency repair was approved but two invoices in the combined total amount of$10,044.00 by Chief Solutions, Inc. were not submitted due to Chief Solutions, Inc. misplacing the invoices to other projects and are now due. Chief Solutions has provided confirmation that no other missing invoices will be forthcoming. The new combined total for the repair, cleaning, and TV of the sewer lines, after these invoices are included, is $231,524.00 "Remember,we are here to serve the Citizens of Port Arthur" Fern- . ( Ca, nr1 rthr Budget Impact: The total budgetary impact is$10,044.00 and funding is available in Sewer System Maintenance Account 410-40-220-5313-00-00-000. Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council approve Proposed Resolution No. 24296, amending Resolution No. 25-195 to add additional amount due and ratifying the emergency repair to add additional amount due as described/outlined above. "Remember,we are here to serve the Citizens of Port Arthur" PR No. 24549 9/22/25 cm Page 1 of 3 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 25-195 TO ADD ADDITIONAL AMOUNT DUE TO CHIEF SOLUTIONS, INC. OF HOUSTON, TEXAS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $10,044.00 RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER'S DECISION TO AUTHORIZE THE EMERGENCY REPAIR OF SEWER OVERFLOWS IDENTIFIED IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S INJUNCTION, FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN SEWER SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT NO. 410-40- 220-5313-00-00-000. WHEREAS, Resolution No. 25-195, authorized the ratification of the emergency repair of sewer overflows identified in the Attorney General's injunction; and, WHEREAS, as per Resolution No. 25-195, Chief Solutions, Inc. completed the cleaning and tv of approximately 6,000 linear feet of sewer lines on 10th Street and Lewis Drive, near the affected area of Sabine Avenue, and submitted invoices with project details totaling $27,930.00; and, WHEREAS, as per Resolution No. 25-195, the aforementioned emergency repair was approved but two invoices(Exhibit"A")in the combined total amount of$10,044.00 by Chief Solutions, Inc. were not submitted due to Chief Solutions, Inc. misplacing the invoices to other projects and are now due; and, WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 252.022(a)(1)of the Texas Local Government Code,this purchase is authorized because of a public calamity that requires the immediate appropriation of money to relieve the necessity of the municipality's residents or to preserve the property of the municipality; and, WHEREAS, it is further authorized pursuant to Section 252.022(a)(2) of the Texas Local Government Code to preserve or protect the public health or safety of the municipality's residents. NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS: THAT,the facts and recitals in the preamble are true and correct; and, THAT, City Council hereby amends Resolution No. 25-195 to add additional amount due to Chief Solutions, Inc. in the combined total amount of $10,044.00 ratifying the emergency repair of the sewer overflows identified in the Attorney General's injunction and PR No. 24549 9/22/25 cm Page 2 of 3 funding is available in Sewer System Maintenance Account No. 410-40-220-5313-00-00-000; and, THAT, a copy of the caption of this Resolution shall be spread upon the Minutes of the Meeting of the City Council. READ, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED this day of , 2025 at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Councilmembers: NOES: • CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS: Charlotte M.Moses Mayor ATTEST: Sherri Bellard City Secretary PR No. 24549 9/22/25 cm Page 3 of 3 APPROVED AS TO FORM: (::: :: ..<-, :::. ,,Ena ...,_-----'7 Roxann Pais Cotroneo City Attorney APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION: littOr" Ronald Burto•, '' City Man.:er Suhail Kanwar, P.E. Director of Public Services Calvin Matthews, .E. Water Utilities Director APPROVED AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS: (1-: air-, Ly Lyn) Boswell, MA ICMA- Finance Director 4.9,_ ,�ClWilliams Jr. CPPB Purchasing Manager Exhibit "A" (Chief Solutions, Inc. Invoices) Chief-Solutions,Inc 11500 North Houston Rosslyn Rd ' ri-r Houston, TX 77088 US +17136823231 lorip@chiefsoiutionslnc.com SILL TO INVOICE 73010 City of Port Arthur,TX Jess Liao,444 4th Street Port Arthur,TX 77641 US DATE 03/31/2025 TERMS Net 30 DUE DATE 04/30/2025 JOB TRANSMITTAL# 10TH ST. 03172025- 35493 _SERVICEiSIZE MHI MH2 4TYJ LF RATE AMOUNT HOURLY FOR-CLEANING SURCHARGED MANHOLES 3-28-2025 2 500.00 1,000.00 Clean Only 10"04-05 0 0.00 0.00 —__Clean Only 10"05-06 — — — 0 0.00 0.00 SUBTOTAL 1000.00 TAX 0.00 TOTAL 1,000.00 TOTAL DUE $1,000 00 Thank you for your business. If payment of this invoice is not received by its due date,seller reserves the right to promptly send all notices which seller deems necessary or advisable in order to protect seller's lien or bond rights to secure payment of the Invoice. Chief-Soluaons,Inc 11500 North Houston Rosslyn Rd Houston,TX 77088 US +17136823231 �rr his; lorip@chlefsolutionsinc.com BILL TO INVOICE 73012 City of Port Arthur,TX Jess Liao,444 4th Street Port Arthur,TX 77641 US DATE 03/31/2025 TERMS Net 30 DUE DATE 04/30/2025 JOB TRANSMITTAL# LEWIS 03172025- 35494 SERVICE/S 7F MH1 .MH2 QTY/LF RATE AMOUNT HOURLY FOR ATTEMTING TO BREAK UP SURCHARGED LINES 02 4 500.00 2,000.00 TO 01 3-17-2025 MOBILIZATION-BILLED ONE TIME ---- ----- 1 1,500.00 1,500.00 Clean&TV 10"05-04 295 4.00 1,180.00 Clean&TV 10"04-03 219 4.00 876.00 Clean&TV 10"03-03A 40 4.00 160.00 Clean&TV 10"03A-02 564 4.00 2,256.00 Clean&TV 10"02-01 LS 21 4.00 84.00 Clean&TV 10"02-01 LS 247 4.00 988.00 SUBTOTAL 9,044.00 TAX 0.00 TOTAL 9,044,00 TOTAL DUE $9,044.00 Thank you for your business. If payment of this invoice is not received by Its due date,seller reserves the right to promptly send all notices which seller deems necessary or advisable in order to protect seller's lien or bond rights to secure payment of the invoice. 10/9/25,10:35 AM [NON-CoPA]RE:[NON-CoPA]RE:FW:Past due Invoices-Christian Martinez-Outlook IS Outlook [NON-CoPA] RE: [NON-CoPA] RE: FW: Past due Invoices From Lori Petitt <lorip@chiefsolutionsinc.com> Date Tue 9/23/2025 9:28 AM To JESS LIAO <jess.liao@portarthurtx.gov> Cc Tina Davis-Fentress <tinaf@chiefsolutionsinc.com>; Christian Martinez <christian.martinez@portarthurtx.gov> Hi Jess: We have no more invoices outstanding at this time. Thank you. Lori Petitt Accts Payable& Receivable/Human Resources 713-682-3231 Ext 110 lorip_@chiefsolutionsinc.com CHIEF SOLUTIONS, INC. 11500 N Houston Rosstyn Road dj @„ Houston,TX 77088 From:JESS LIAO<jess.liao@portarthurtx.gov> Sent:Tuesday,September 23, 2025 9:22 AM To: Lori Petitt<lorip@chiefsolutionsinc.com> Cc:Tina Davis-Fentress<tinaf@chiefsolutionsinc.com>; Christian Martinez<christian.martinez@portarthurtx.gov> Subject: RE: [NON-CoPA] RE: FW: Past due Invoices Hey Lori, Would you please check if there are any more invoices left?These were not in the email when I asked for all invoices related to the project last time. Best Regards, Jess Liao, PE Utility Assistant Director Office:409-983-8193 444 4th St, City of Port Arthur, TX *This email and its attachments may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed.Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the City of Port Arthur. 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