Department: County Engineer
Department Head: Milton Rahman, PHD, P.E., PMP, CFM, County Engineer
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Preliminary Investment Memo
Project Name: IFS New Elevator Installation
Project ID (if applicable): TBD
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Managing Entity: County Engineer
Incremental Authorization Requested: $670,100
Total Estimated Project Cost: $670,100
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of a Preliminary Investment Memo for the IFS New Elevator Installation project for a total amount of $670,100 and initial commercial paper funding of $675,000.
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Project Description:
When completed in 2017, the Institute of Forensic Sciences building, located at 1861 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, Texas, included 3 public elevators, one secure freight elevator, and a "future" passenger elevator. A vast majority of the major components required to operate the "future" elevator were put in place during the original construction. This is a request to install a passenger elevator in an existing shaft at IFS. The project is expected to be completed prior to any additional construction projects at IFS, including the Morgue Expansion/Renovation and the DNA Lab Addition.
Project Scope:
At IFS, when evidence is being transported, only one elevator will be available for staff, vendors, and contractors. The desire is to have the new elevator installed prior to construction. This elevator will be dedicated to evidence transport only. To maintain the integrity and authenticity of samples from the point of collection and following transport regulations, evidence must maintain chain-of-custody, which allows IFS to follow accreditation requirements while transporting evidence.
After the elevator is inst...
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