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: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): K500-23-00-E002
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Westwood Professional Services, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 19.33%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
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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Request for approval of amendment No. 1 to an agreement with Westwood Professional Services, Inc., in the amount of $972,113, to provide design, bidding, and construction phase engineering services in support of the construction of TC Jester Detention Basin on Cypress Creek, HCFCD Unit K500-23-00 (Cypress Creek Watershed, Project ID K500-23-00-E002, Agreement No. 2022-62, Precinct 3, MWBE Contracted Goal: 19.33%).
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Background and Discussion:
The project comprises of approximately 160-acre site in Harris County Texas and supports projects funded by the CDBG program. The project includes the development of a regional detention basin with three compartments. The project area involves District owned property along Cypress Creek and East of TC Jester and bounded by Cypresswood Drive on the north, TC Jester Blvd on the west, Northgate Forest on the south and Strack Drive on the east. This amendment will provide for the design revisions to comply with the final environmental assessment, current standards, and for two separate construction packages.
Expected Impact:
The East TC Jester Detention Basins will construct 1,004 acre-feet of detention volume which will provide flood mitigation and general flood ...
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