Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton, Executive Director
Managing Department: County Engineer
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, County Engineer
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo
Project Name: Mosquito Control Chemical Storage Building Improvement
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE 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
Incremental Authorization Requested: $411,400
Total Estimated Project Cost: $411,400
Request Summary:
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Request by Public Health Services for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Mosquito Control Chemical Storage Building Improvement project for an authorization of $411,400 and commercial paper funding in the amount of $415,000.
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Project Description:
The Mosquito Control Chemical Storage Building at 6104 Dixie Drive is a critical facility for storing chemicals used in Harris County's mosquito control operations. Following reports that "the building is in severe distress," the Harris County Engineering Department engaged BMG Structural Engineers to perform a structural evaluation.
BMG Structural Engineers determined that the floor is overstressed and exceeds design capacity under current loading conditions. The building is leaning toward the adjacent train tracks, with major floor cracking and a noticeable slope. The engineers concluded that the floor must not be subjected to forklift traffic or any additional live loads. The building is unsafe and cannot be used in its current condition.
This project will improve the condition of the fou...
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