Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 240350
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): A Morfin Trucking LLC
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 13.35%
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable):
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 for approval of an award on the basis of low bid to A Morfin Trucking LLC in the amount of $3,126,626 for construction of the Yale Stormwater Detention Basin for the Flood Control District, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (240350), MWDBE Contracted Goal: 13.35%.
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Background and Discussion:
This project is part of the Little White Oak Bayou Sub-Watershed Flood Risk Reduction Study completed on August 31, 2022. The feasibility study provided substantial information to forego the Preliminary Engineering Design stage and to move forward with establishing a Conceptual Design Report (CDR) and Final Design. The Hydrologic and Hydraulic (H&H) studies on multiple alternatives were not necessary, and the Precinct and Landscape Architect were coordinated with early on to generate a rendering. B2Z Engineering, Inc. is the designated design consulting firm for this project.
The Yale Storm Water Detention Basin (SWDB) is an interim project to mitigate future channel improvements along the existing Little White Oak Bayou (E101-00-00). The project consists of design and construction on Harris County Flood Control District (Flood Control District) property, within Precinct 2 and within City of Houston (COH) limits. The Yale SWDB is located just west of the I-45 and East Tidwell Road intersection within the White Oak Bayou Watershed (See Exhibits 1 and 2 attached). This project, along with future improvement projects, will help remove the 500-year area of inundatio...
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