Legislation Details

File #: 25-5155    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Amendment Status: Passed
File created: 8/13/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 8/26/2025 Final action: 8/26/2025
Title: Request for approval of a first amendment to an agreement with Harris County Precinct 3 for Cypress Creek Estates Subdivision Drainage Improvements Project by decreasing the overall budget by $1,435,597.50 with the new allocation of now $10,191,330.50 in CDBG-MIT Funds.
Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis

Secondary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 3
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Commissioner Thomas Ramsey

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Contract - Amendment

Project ID (if applicable): M2024-007
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Harris County Precinct 3

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 22.84%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above

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 a first amendment to an agreement with Harris County Precinct 3 for Cypress Creek Estates Subdivision Drainage Improvements Project by decreasing the overall budget by $1,435,597.50 with the new allocation of now $10,191,330.50 in CDBG-MIT Funds.
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Background and Discussion:
The project will construct approximately 10,300 linear feet of drainage improvements. This project includes three outfalls into Cypress Creek, a drainage improvement and upgraded storms sewers. These improvements will aim to enhance drainage, prevent water collection, and reduce flood risk to adjacent properties. The improvements aim to bring the level of service of the roadside ditches to a 50% Atlas 14 AEP (2-year) design level, with some reduction in the 10% and 1% Atlas 14 AEP (10-year and 100-year) events. The project will benefit 186 people of which 32.26% are LMI.

This amendment will make the new total CDBG-MIT allocation $10,191,330.50 and reallocating the decreased amount to Tower Oaks Subdivision Drainage Improvement project.

Expected Impact:
The fiscal impact is $10,191,330.50 in CDBG-MIT funds, however, subrecipients are only required to spend 15% or approximately $1,744,039.20, of the of...

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