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: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): 230351
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): BGE, Inc.; Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. dba JMT; SWCA, Incorporated dba SWCA Environmental Consultants - Waiver; and Terracon Consultants, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 22%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): 11%, 22%, 26%, 15%
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.; Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. dba JMT; SWCA, Incorporated dba SWCA Environmental Consultants - Waiver; and Terracon Consultants, Inc. for Environmental Consulting Services for the Flood Control District for the period of March 26, 2026 - March 25, 2027, at a cost of $2,488,100 (230351), MWBE Contracted Goal: 22%, MWBE Current Participation: 11%, 22%, 26%, 15%.
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Background and Discussion:
The Flood Control District receives federal funding for projects in the form of CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA - NRCS) and other state and federal funding agencies. These projects require environmental investigations, assessments, monitoring and other consulting services to maintain project compliance with local, state, and federal environmental rules and regulations. This request for renewed agreements, based on the completed evaluation of Proposals and current performance, will allow the Flood Control District to procure on-call environmental consulting services that may be federally reimbursable.
Expected Impact:
These environmental consulting agreements will allow the Flood Control District to implement these federally
funded projects on time, within budget, and within compliance of federal rules and regulations. These flood
control projects will reduce flooding impacts to the community and the consulting services provided by this
agreement will be reimbursable by federal grants.
Alternative Options:
Use alternative contract procurement that would not be federally reimbursable.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 5. Minimize the impact of climate change and disasters.
County Strategic Plan Objective: H: Improve the condition and resilience of County transportation, flood control, and other infrastructure.
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Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): Choose an item.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
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Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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3/26/2024 |
402 |
Award contract |
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9/19/2023 |
309 |
Advertisement of project approved |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Tax Revenue - FCD |
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$2,488,100 |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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Additional Positions Request |
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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 3/19/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date)
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Jonathan Holley, Environmental Services Department Manager, HCFCD,
Nancy Garcia, HC Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter, table