Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: DeWight Dopslauf
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 230054
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Halff Associates, Inc.
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 20%
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of an award on the basis of successful negotiations with the highest overall evaluation and that the County Judge execute an agreement with Halff Associates, Inc. in the amount of $2,321,541 for professional engineering and support services for Taylor Gully Channel conveyance improvement project (G103-80-03.1-E001) for the Flood Control District, in connection with authorized negotiations with the highest ranked vendor approved by Commissioners Court on August 8, 2023 (230054), MWDBE Contracted Goal: 20%.
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Background and Discussion:
Taylor Gully Channel is located in the north-eastern part of Harris County, Texas. The project limits of the proposed Taylor Gully Channel Improvements stretch from the Montgomery County boundary on the west to approximately 700 feet upstream of the confluence with White Oak Creek (G103-80-03.1) for a total length of approximately 12,630 linear feet. The entire project is within the City of Houston limits.
Additionally, there is an adjacent Flood Control and City of Houston owned property (Woodridge site G503-06-00) in Montgomery County that is designated for stormwater detention to mitigate for impacts from channel improvements.
The project consists of approximately 12,630 linear feet channel conveyance improvements of Taylor Gully Channel, construction of a detention basin to mitigate the channel improvements and design of a new simple span vehicular bridge over the channel.
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