Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Choose an item.
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): 230458
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): BGE, Inc.; Quiddity Engineering, LLC; WSP USA Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 20%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): see attached
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 a renewal option with BGE, Inc., at a cost of $10,000,000; Quiddity Engineering, LLC, $10,000,000; and WSP USA Inc., $6,000,000 for professional engineering services to provide program management, project management, construction management, and inspection services for the development and implementation of CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT Projects for the Flood Control District for the period of August 6, 2026 - August 5, 2027 (230458), MWBE Contracted Goal: 20%, MWBE Current Participation: 45.72% for BGE, Inc., 5.1% for Quiddity Engineering, LLC, and 9.29% for WSP USA Inc.
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Background and Discussion:
The Harris County Flood Control District (Flood Control District) has received approximately $868M in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) and Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Texas General Land Office (GLO). These CDBG-MIT and CDBG-DR projects have short project durations to expend all the grant funds.
Staff augmentation is needed to assist the Flood Control District in delivering these grant programs, including project management consultants during all project phases and construct...
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