Primary Department: Toll Road Authority
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Roberto Trevi?o, P.E., Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Department of Transportation
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an amendment to the Market Valuation Waiver Agreement for SH 99 (Grand Parkway) pursuant to which the Parties set forth the terms and conditions for the development of the Grand Parkway (Precincts 2, 3, and 4).
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Background and Discussion:
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Brazoria County, Chambers County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County, Harris County, Liberty County, and Montgomery County are parties to the Market Valuation Waiver Agreement (MVWA) for SH 99 (Grand Parkway), effective as of March 25, 2009, which was entered into pursuant to former Texas Transportation Code (TTC), Section 228.0111, and which relates to the development, construction, and operation of the Grand Parkway Project.
In coordination with each party of the MVWA, TxDOT is proposing an amendment to the agreement related to setting of toll rates for non-electronic toll transactions and project scope. The amendment will allow each party, in its discretion, to set and determine toll rates for transactions involving vehicles that do not have a valid transponder. The amendment also allows direct connectors not identified in the minimum project scope to be constructed as long as construction of direct connectors doe...
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