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: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): UPIN 19101MF16P01
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Woolpert, Inc.
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - project was awarded prior to launch of County's M/WBE Program
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to execute an amendment with Woolpert, Inc. in the amount of $46,730.00 for Professional Engineering Services in connection with Ralston Acres Subdivision Drainage Improvements - 2018, UPIN 19101MF16P01, Precinct 1, Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - project was awarded prior to launch of County's M/WBE Program.
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Background and Discussion:
Ralston Acres is in northeast Harris County, Precinct 1. The project site is generally bounded by Greens Bayou (P100-00-00) to the west, Spicewood Ln to the north, CE King Parkway to the east and the Beaumont Freeway (Business US 90) to the south. The Ralston Acres subdivision currently includes a mix of single-family and mobile homes on lots ranging between one and two acres as well as commercial and industrial properties near John Ralston Rd. The local drainage system is composed of roadside ditches less than two feet deep and driveways culverts. The proposed improvements include the design of an enclosed storm sewer system with a shallow swale above along John Ralston Road. The project also includes two wet bottom detention ponds to mitigate adverse impacts not only for the Ralston Acres Drainage Improvements but also for a portion of the Houmont Park Drainage Improvements project proposed to the north and east. This amendment adds design scope related to the increased flows Ralston Acres will experience on the subdivision street...
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