Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer
Secondary Department: Sheriff
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: ED Gonzales
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Discussion Item
Project ID (if applicable): 701 San Jacinto Maintenance Projects
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Aramark
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE 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
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for discussion and possible action for approval to issue a purchase order in an amount not to exceed $343,204.21 to Aramark Facility Services for the LED lighting retrofit of the 7th floor at 701 N San Jacinto (Harris County Detention Facility) under the existing Aramark facilities management contract, with a procurement deadline of the week of May 18, 2026.
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Background and Discussion:
The 7th floor of 701 N San Jacinto currently operates 1,163 fluorescent light fixtures on a continuous 24/7 fixed-output schedule. These fixtures consume energy at a sustained rate with no dimming controls, contributing materially to the facility's annual electricity cost of $824,818.57 (actual TXU Energy billing, March 2025 through February 2026).
An LED lighting upgrade was first considered in October 2025, when Aramark submitted a full fixture replacement proposal at $1,184,790. That proposal was placed on hold for higher priority projects. In March 2026, Aramark submitted an alternative approach: an LED retrofit that installs new LED kits and bulbs into existing fixture housings in lieu of full fixture replacement. The firm-price retrofit quote of $343,204.21 (dated March 18, 2026).
A financial analysis was ...
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