Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Secondary Department: County Engineer
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 240317
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Kitchell Contractors, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 8.10%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an award on the basis of highest overall evaluation with Kitchell Contractors, Inc. for construction manager at risk for the construction of the Sheriff's Office swift water training facility for the Office of the County Engineer, and the county, at its sole discretion, may discontinue negotiations and proceed with the next ranking offer if unable to agree on executable agreements (240317), MWBE Contracted Goal: 8.10%.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Sheriff's Office Flood Rescue Group is located at 1731 Hugh Road, approximately 1.5 miles north of Sam Houston Tollway. The scope of this project is to deliver an indoor swift water rescue training facility to support local and regional first responders. More lives are lost each year due to floods and drownings than any other single act of nature. In the United States, Texas leads all other states in the number of annual deaths related to floods/drowning. Of the 254 Texas counties, Harris County leads Texas in the number of annual flood/drowning deaths. The construction of a flood rescue facility in Harris County will be the first in the region allowing for ALL Harris County Agencies including other regional first responders to train together locally. Under the current practice, HCS...
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