Department: Flood Control District
Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Ascend Consulting & Engineering, PLLC
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 19.6%
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): 100%
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 amendment No. 3 to an agreement with Ascend Consulting & Engineering, PLLC, in the amount of $997,200, to provide additional engineering services to augment the District's staff for project management (Agreement No. 2021-67, Countywide).
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Background and Discussion:
This Amendment No. 3 will provide staff augmentation services at the Flood Control District. Since fall of 2020, Ascend Consulting and Engineering has project management services as well as staff augmentation services for the Partnerships & Programs and Engineering Divisions. Ascend Consulting and Engineering is certified as a W/DBE with the City of Houston and as a historically Underutilized Business with the State of Texas.
Expected Impact:
This amendment is for additional $997,200 which will be funded out of the Flood Control District's Operations and Maintenance funds.
Alternative Options:
The alternative to this agreement approved is that we will need to seek another consultant for this effort to be performed which will cause delays in project delivery.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
X Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
Date
Agenda Item #
Action Taken
08/11/2020
2.b.1
ATN
09/15/2020
2.a.1
Agreement
05/11/2021
97.
Amendment No. 1
08/23/2022
146.
Amendment No. 2
Location: N/A
Address (if applicable):
Prec...
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