Port of Houston approves contracts

Port of Houston approves contracts    In a public meeting Monday, the Port of Houston Authority’s commission approved expenditure of about $6 million in new and amended contracts, and the sale of 114 acres that had been declared as surplus.
   The port also approved a recommendation to evaluate competitive proposals and authorize negotiation of a construction contract for the C1-C4 Return Road and the planned Barbours Cut Container Terminal.
   The commission adopted a recommendation to amend a contract with Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc., involving program management for the first phase of the Bayport container and cruise terminal complex. Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam will manage the completion of designs for Port Road and an entry gate at the Bayport facility, which includes management of master planning and additional technical studies, at an estimated cost of $1.3 million.
   Preparations were approved for the installation of a sound wall for development of the entry/exit pre-check and inspection facilities at Barbours Cut, part of the project’s first phase. The Port of Houston Authority will receive and review competitive sealed bids from qualified vendors interested in being considered for a contract award ranging between $900,000 and $1.4 million for the installation of a wall that will help reduce noise impacts on the neighborhood located south of the new facility.
   On security, the port’s commission approved a recommendation to authorize the reallocation of funds to Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp. for additional construction phase services for building renovation work on the port of Houston authority’s emergency command center. The funds are available for reallocation because the scope of work for computer and communication system integration at the facility has been reduced. The reallocation of funds will not affect the overall $390,208 cost of the Black & Veatch contract.
   The commission also agreed to accept a bid submitted by G.B. Biosciences Corp. to purchase approximately 114 acres of land that the port authority has declared as surplus. The land is located in port of Houston authority’s Wah Chang, Haden Road Railroad, and Greens Bayou disposal area properties near Greens Bayou and the Houston Ship Channel.