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: Grant
Project ID (if applicable):NA
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable):NA
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):NA
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable):NA
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to assume primary sponsorship of the University Asia Town Multimodal Path project from Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 62 (MUD 62) and enter into an Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) Project funds totaling $11,509,350. This amount includes $8,874,963 in federal funds, $1,429,168 of State funds and $1,205,220 of local funds provided by Harris County Precinct 4.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County MUD 62 and Precinct 4 partnered on a grant application submission for the TASA Call for Projects, as noted in the court resolution dated May 16, 2023, to TxDOT. According to the resolution, if the grant is awarded, Harris County will provide design and construction services for the non-TxDOT portion of the trail and commit to maintaining the project upon completion. Since Harris County MUD 62 submitted the application, TxDOT recognizes them as the primary sponsor and Precinct 4 as a partner. However, with Harris County implementing the design and construction, both MUD 62 and Precinct 4 agree for Harris County to become the primary sponsor and enter an Advance Funding Agreement with the TxDOT. As the primary sponsor, Harris County will receive the funds, enter the agreement with TxDOT, and manage the project. Therefore, this request seeks to transfer the University Asia Town Multimodal Path Project from MUD 62 to Harris...
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