Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: County Engineer
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): 240132
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature
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):
title
Request for approval of a renewal option with Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. for broker services for the Office of the County Engineer for the period of October 8, 2026 - October 7, 2027 at a cost of $1,125,400, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (240132), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature.
end
Background and Discussion:
The Office of the County Engineer (OCE) seeks approval to execute the second of four one-year renewal options for the agreement with Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. Due to limited in-house resources, external expertise is required to mitigate project delivery constraints and meet critical infrastructure deadlines. Under this agreement, the contractor provides professional broker and real property expertise to assist the county on an as-needed, case-by-case basis. Services support infrastructure expansion and capital improvement projects through landowner notification, title commitments, appraisals, residential and commercial negotiations, relocation assistance, file closeout, consultation, and eminent domain support.
Expected Impact:
The contract renewal awards Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. the opportunity to provide these specialized services with assignments issued based on specific project demands and transactional needs. Approval of this renewal is recommended to supplement limited internal capacity and ensure OCE maintains uninterrupted access to qualified acquisition and eminent domain professionals necessary to hit project delivery targets.
Alternative Options:
If not awarded, OCE will lack dedicated access to specialized acquisitions expertise needed to support internal resources in real property services, which may impact and delay County real estate transactions, infrastructure projects, capital improvement projects, and other County operations that depend on timely and expert property-related support.
County Strategic Plan Goal: N/A
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
|
Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
|
10/8/2024 |
432 |
Contract - Award |
|
10/16/2025 |
539 |
Renewal No. 1 |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
|
Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
|
Service Name |
|
|
|
|
Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
|
|
Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
|
Funding Sources |
|
|
Existing Budget |
|
|
|
|
|
1000 - General Fund |
$ |
$1,125,400 |
$1,125,400 |
$ |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Existing Budget |
$ |
$1,125,400 |
$1,125,400 |
$ |
|
Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
|
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$1,125,400 |
$1,125,400 |
$ |
|
Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
|
|
Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
No. of Grant Years |
|
Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
|
|
Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Additional Positions Request |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
|
CAO Reviewer Name and Title |
|
CAO Review Completion Date |
Click or tap to enter a date. |
Anticipated Court Date: 9/17/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 10/8/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Lauren Valdes, Assistant Director, Contracts & Procurement, Office of the County Engineer, Nancy Garcia, HC Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter