Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Not Applicable
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 24208MF3BN01
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Freese & Nichols Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 19.6%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):0%
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):Not Applicable
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Grantor does not allow indirect cost capture
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an amendment to the technical consultant contract with Freese & Nichols, Inc. to align with the Texas Water Development Board's contract amendment, updating deadlines for the Technical Memorandum, draft Flood Management Evaluation (FME), and Regional Flood Plan deliverable, with the amendment to be executed by the Office of the County Engineer.
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Background and Discussion:
The San Jacinto Regional Flood Planning Group (Region 6) was created by the 2019 Texas Legislature to develop a bottom-up, transparent flood plan for a densely populated, storm-prone area spanning parts of eleven counties from Galveston to Walker County. Its first plan, submitted in July 2023, analyzed basin conditions, identified flood "hot spots," evaluated existing management practices, and set region-wide goals for resilience. The 2023 recommendations-405 technical evaluations, 65 non-structural strategies, and 70 structural projects-carry an estimated $33.8 billion price tag, with funding to be secured from local, state, and federal sources.
Expected Impact:
The recommended flood mitigation projects are projected to remove over 100,000 structures from the 1%-annual-chance flo...
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