Department: County Engineer
Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): 21090MF22W01
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Any applicable landowner and/or property interest holder
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): Not Applicable
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): Not Applicable
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to purchase a certain tract for a negotiated price for the Harris County Flood Control District for the public project known as Q130-00-00 Channel Improvement PER and Design - Q130-00-00-E001, tract Q130-00-00-03-005.0, for $392,105.00 which is $74,405.00 over the appraised value, UPIN 21090MF22W01, Precinct 3.
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Background and Discussion:
The purpose of the Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) was to identify a drainage improvement project for the Q130-00-00 watershed (a tributary of Cedar Bayou) that will provide water surface elevations reductions within the watershed. The identified project consists of two detention basins and approximately 3,300LF of Natural Stable Channel Design improvements., which is the first phase of a larger flood risk mitigation solution planned for the watershed. Supporting design information collected as part of the PER includes topographic survey of the basin and channels in the study area, geotechnical investigation, subsurface utility engineering exploration, jurisdictional wetland delineation, threaten and endangered species investigation, desktop cultural resources investigation, and ordinary high-water mark delineation.
Expected Impact:
The acceptance of this PER will allow the district to move into the engineering and right-of-way acquisition stage of this project for the recommended proposed improvements. During the eng...
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