Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: DeWight Dopslauf
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 100116
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): TransCore, LP
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request that the County Judge execute an amendment to an agreement with TransCore, LP in the additional amount of $182,438,020 to expand and incorporate changes to support the cashless transition of the toll collection system and toll equipment infrastructure project maintenance of toll lanes managed by HCTRA for maintenance for the toll collection system - Roadside Solution for the Toll Road Authority for the period of September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024 (100116), Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature.
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Background and Discussion:
On June 26, 2012 Commissioners Court approved a contract with TransCore for the design, installation and maintenance of a roadside toll collection system for HCTRA's network of toll roads. This contract has been amended several times to continue meeting HCTRA's changing toll collection needs.
Court approved an ILA with METRO on May 16, 2023 to expand HCTRA's responsibilities to operating and maintaining METRO's Automated Reversible Gate Operations (ARGO) on 105 miles of Express Lanes throughout Harris County. Under a previous ILA between Harris County and METRO, HCTRA has been providing tolling services on METRO's Express Lanes since 2017 and violations collections since 2021.
This amendment includes the installation of toll collection systems and toll equipment infrastructure that are compatible with HCTRA's existing toll collection system and is necessary to accommodate the conversion to cashless t...
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