Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Purchasing
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable):240419
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Michael Baker International, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 18%
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):
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an award on the basis of successful negotiations with the highest overall evaluations and that the County Judge execute an agreement with Michael Baker International, Inc. in the amount of $999,911 for professional engineering/architectural services to provide various watershed feasibility studies for the Flood Control District for the period of March 19, 2026 - September 19, 2027 (240419), MWBE Contracted Goal: 18%.
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Background and Discussion: This Agreement will provide engineering feasibility study for the White Oak Bayou watershed. This project includes modeling and evaluation of existing flood risk and identification of short-term and long-term flood risk reduction opportunities. Deficiencies of local drainage infrastructure relative to current local drainage standards will be identified and regional drainage infrastructure improvement areas will be determined. Through detailed modeling analysis, a final flood risk reduction feasibility plan will be drafted prioritizing a list of drainage improvements based on metrics that quantify area, roadway, and structural flood reduction potential.
Expected Impact: This study is funded under a CDBG-MIT grant and any potential flood risk reduction projects identified throu...
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