AGENDA - San Antonio Housing Authority

SAN ANTONIO HOUSING AUTHORITY May 16, 2013Durand-Hollis Rupe, Inc. (DHR) is certified by the SCTRCA as a HABE, MBE, SBE, DBE and hasreceived certification as a HUB by the State of Texas. The following subcontractors will be utilized bythis design professional: Lehmann Engineering, Inc., Structural Engineering (ESBE, SBE), HM3Engineering Consultants, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Engineers (DBE, ESBE, HABE, MBE,SBE), Vickrey & Associates, Inc., Civil Engineering (DBE, SBE, WBE), Bender Wells Clark Design,Landscape Architects (DBE, ESBE, SBE, WBE), Goetting Rowe Engineering, Life Cycle Analysis(ESBE, SBE, WBE), Arias & Associates, Inc., Geotechnical Engineering (DBE, HABE, MBE, SBE),AON Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Protection, Cost Estimating Resources, LLC, CostEstimating/Value Engineering (DBE, ESBE, SBE, WBE), Professional Services Inc. (PSI), andRoofing Consulting (AABE, ESBE, MBE, SBE). DHR will strive to find Section 3 individuals to employfor duties that may include couriering, copying documents, etc., and will provide mentorships,elementary school career day programs and job shadowing opportunities. DHR will offer positions tostudents who attend the San Antonio College systems and live in the Section 3 area. Their priorawards from SAHA include Matt Garcia and Fair Avenue common area upgrade.Sprinkle & Co Architects, LLC has been certified by SCTRCA as an ESBE, SBE and has alsoreceived certification by SAHA as a Section 3 Business. This design profession will utilize thefollowing as subcontractors: AccuTech Consultants, LLC, Structural & Forensic Engineering (DBE,ESBE, HABE, MBE, SBE), Murray & Associates, Inc., MEP Engineering (ESBE, SBE), YoungProfessional Resources, Civil Engineering (AABE, ESBE, MBE, SBE), Rialto Studio, Inc., LandscapeArchitecture (SBE), and Fugro Consultants, Inc., Geotechnical Engineering. Should additionalpersonnel be needed for SAHA projects, Sprinkle and Company will coordinate with SAHA to identifySection 3 candidates for these positions and will work with the Section 3 Coordinator to improve theirSection 3 program. Their satisfactorily completed prior awards from SAHA include Raymundo RangelApartments and Ricardo G Salinas Medical Facility.Nelson Architectural Engineers indicates if they are called upon to oversee the construction phaseof any parts of this contract, and if the construction job sites require fuel, they intend to use thefollowing certified disadvantaged business as its fuel supplier: Champion Fuel Solutions (ESBE, SBE,WBE). This design professional will also work with SAHA to recruit, interview and place qualifiedSection 3 candidates. They have identified possible positions to be filled with Section 3 individuals:Professional, Office/Clerical and a Trainee. Nelson Architectural Engineers seeks paid interns eachsummer to assist with engineering assignments; the students considered are actively pursuing anengineering or architecture degree. They also offer unpaid internships to students who are activelypursuing unrelated degrees, or who merely desire exposure to the workplace environment to gaininsight and direction into future career decisions. Additionally, they will sponsor any SAHA communityinitiatives via donation of cash and/or supplies, or via direct participation/volunteering. They willbudget $1,500 per year in direct donation of cash or supplies, based on an initial caseload of 10assignments per year. Nelson Architectural Engineers satisfactorily served as subcontractor forCoats and Rose Law Firm, providing cost estimating for SAHA in the Mirasol lawsuit.ALS 88 Design Build, LLC is certified by the SCTRCA as an ESBE, SBE, WBE and has beencertified as a Section 3 Business by SAHA. They indicate use of the follow subcontractors: The RuizCorp., LLC dba Aztech Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical (ESBE, HABE, MBE, SBE, VBE), ABCivil Consultants, LLC, Civil Consulting (MBE), Arias and Associates, Inc., Geotechnical (DBE, HABE,MBE, SBE), CFZ Group, Landscape Design (SBE, MBE), and Jaster-Quintanilla, Structural Design(HABE, MBE, SBE). ALS 88 Design Build’s Section 3 Program Good Faith Effort Compliance Planincludes providing internships and on-site professional training in the use of computers and generalbusiness principles. ALS 88 Design Build, LLC has received no prior awards from SAHA.