Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Flood Control District
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 250401
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable):
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 29.68%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an award on the basis of low bid to Sprint Sand and Clay, LLC in the amount of $4,435,747 for rough grading of the Bear Creek Stormwater Detention Basin for the Flood Control District and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received, and that the court grant a waiver of technicality for the vendor which owed county taxes when bids were received and is now current on taxes (250401), MWBE Contracted Goal: 29.68%.
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Background and Discussion:
In 2019, the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) purchased 4 tracts of land totaling 508.79 acres for the purpose of green preservation. In 2021, an assessment of the suitability of the site as a mitigation bank was performed, but it was determined that the properties were not adequate for that purpose. In 2023, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) approached HCFCD to discuss using the property for the construction of a mitigation basin as part of their FM529 roadway expansion project. These discussions are ongoing. In February 2025, a $11,528,731 budget for project U502-12-00-E001 was initiated under Charter ID F-55 to fund the development of an interim stormwater detention basin (SWDB) on approximately 65 acres of the southwest portion of the properties. This excav...
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