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: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 240419
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Halff Associates, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 18%
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):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of an award on the basis of successful negotiations with the highest overall evaluation and that the County Judge execute an agreement with Halff Associates, Inc. in the amount of $899,269 for professional engineering/architectural services to provide various watershed feasibility studies for the Flood Control District for the period of June 11, 2026 - December 10, 2027 (240419), MWBE Contracted Goal: 18%.
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Background and Discussion: This Agreement will provide a comprehensive study of the study area and present planning-level recommendations for flood risk reduction. 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. This project includes the entire watershed area upstream of...
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