Primary Department: Flood Control District
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Transmittal
Project ID (if applicable): P118-00-00-E007
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): AECOM Technical Services Inc.
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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Transmittal by the Flood Control District of a preliminary engineering report by AECOM Technical Services, Inc., dated June 12, 2025, and titled Halls Bayou P118-00-00 Mainstream Improvements Downstream of Hopper (Halls Bayou Watershed, Bond ID C-41, Project ID P118-00-00-E007, Precinct 2).
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Background and Discussion:
The Halls Bayou P118-00-00 Mainstream Improvements project was initiated by the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) to address long-standing flooding issues in the Halls Bayou watershed, where thousands of homes have repeatedly flooded during major storms such as Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 and Hurricane Harvey in 2017. As part of the Halls Bayou Bond Implementation Program and building upon the 2013 "Halls Ahead" Vision Plan and the 2019 Phasing Study, this project focuses on channel conveyance improvements to reduce flood risk. The current analysis refines the 2021 Alternative Analysis by Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc., which identified the preferred design alternative, and incorporates necessary design modifications while minimizing right-of-way, environmental, and utility conflicts. In total, the project extends 1.3 miles along Halls Bayou, downstream of Hopper Road, and is supported by previ...
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