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: Negotiation
Project ID (if applicable): UPIN 24208MF39C01
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Midstream and Terminal Services
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
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 negotiate with Midstream and Terminal Services for professional engineering services in connection with the Investment Estimate - Improvements and Closures of TCEQ Registered Petroleum Storage Tank (PST) Systems, UPIN 24208MF39C01, Countywide.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County currently owns and/or operates forty-four, underground (UST) and aboveground (AST) petroleum storage tank (PST) facilities associated with fuel stations, used oil storage, and emergency generators, that are currently registered with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) as either in-service or temporarily out-of-service; see attached exhibit. Many of these registered PST facilities have degraded systems with the potential for a release of petroleum products, are no longer utilized due to problematic or antiquated infrastructure, are in flood prone areas, or no longer meet fueling or operational demands. A comprehensive estimate, based on current costs for engineering, environmental, and construction phase professional and contract services, for the improvements to and/or regulatory closures of the registered PST systems, is recommended to establish the basis for a long-term funding program. Adequate funding within the annual budgets of the Precincts and various Departments which operate many of these critical PST facilities is lacking. The Investment Estimate will prioritize the PST facilities based on the nee...
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