Department: County Engineer
Department Head: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV-SP
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo
Project Name: Public Defender's Office Renovations at 1310 Prairie
Project ID (if applicable): 1310_PRAIRIE
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Managing Entity: Office of the County Engineer
Incremental Authorization Requested: $1,090,000
Total Estimated Project Cost: $2,000,000
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of the Final Investment Memo for the Public Defender's Office at the 1310 Prairie Renovation project for an additional amount of $1,090,000 for a total amount of $2,000,000 and request for approval of commercial paper funding for the Office of the County Engineer for the project in the additional amount of $1,090,000 for a total of $2,000,000.
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Project Description:
Commissioners Court authorized 51 additional staff for PDO for FY2024, and additional staffing is expected in FY2025 and FY2026. To accommodate this staff, the Office of the County Engineer (OCE) proposes that the current occupants of the 9th and 12th floors of 1310 Prairie be relocated so that the Public Defender's Office (PDO) can occupy both floors. Currently, HRRM's Health Clinic is being relocated from the 9th floor to the 1st floor so that space will be available for the renovation to accommodate the Public Defender's Office new personnel. To free up the 12th floor for the Public Defender's Office, Universal Services personnel have relocated as well.
Project Scope:
The previous preliminary investment memo approved for $910,000 on the 10/31/2023 Commissioners Court, and approximately $130K of this was used to cover design services. The remaining balance can be applied to the construction p...
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