September 4, 2009

Notification of Capital Improvement Plan
Street Re-Construction Project on Parker Road and Airline area

In order to keep pace with the growing needs of the community, the City of Houston through the Department of Public Works and Engineering will be improving the wastewater lines, water lines, storm sewers and new streets in the area described below. The contractor for this project is Total Contracting Inc. who started work on August 24, 2009 and is scheduled to end March 1, 2011.  You may not see any activity by the contractor for several weeks after the construction time has begun. This is due to the contractor getting prepared to perform work which includes procurement of materials and equipment, setting up staging areas or working in other areas in the project.

A detailed description and contact information is listed below.

• WBS No. N-000620-0001-4
• Project Description: Reconstruction of Parker Road from Airline to Hardy Toll Road
• Construction Cost: $6,111,401.59
• View Map of Area (.jpg)

Streets involved in construction:

• Construction Firm:  Total Contracting Inc.
• Construction Firm Project Manager: Pierre Merhi: Ph. (713) 324-3264
• City of Houston Project Manager: Dotun Ogundare: Ph. (713) 837-7207;

  • e-mail address: dotun.ogundare@cityofhouston.net
• City of Houston Managing Engineer: Joe L. Smith, P.E.: Ph. (713)-837-0946

  • e-mail address; joe.smith@cityofhouston.net

The contractor is required to provide residents written notification, via door hangers, 72 hours prior to construction beginning on your street. Periodic updates of the construction schedule will be sent out using CitizensNet.

If you have questions about the construction phase please contact the City of Houston Project Manager listed above. If the issue is not resolved to your satisfaction please contact the City of Houston Managing Engineer listed above or Tim Lincoln, Senior Assistant Director, Construction Branch at (713) 837-7074 or e-mail at tim.lincoln@cityofhouston.net.