Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Secondary Department: County Engineer
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): 230408
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Ardurra Group, Inc.; Stuart Consulting Group, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 20%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): See background
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
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 by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of a renewal option with Ardurra Group, Inc. and Stuart Consulting Group, Inc. for professional engineering services to provide program management, construction management, inspection, and environmental engineering services for the development and implementation of CDBG-MIT projects for the Office of the County Engineer for the period of July 15, 2025 - July 14, 2026, at a cost of $2,450,000 (230408), MWBE Contracted Goal: 20%.
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Background and Discussion:
The Office of the County Engineer Harris County Engineering Department has recommended 9 disaster recovery projects to be funded by the CDBG-MIT grant valued at approximately $150,000,000. The 9 projects are ambitiously planned to be delivered over a 4 year period. To effectively deliver the projects within this accelerated timeframe, management resources are required, including external personnel for Program Management, Project Management (Design and Construction) and Construction inspection. Additionally, external resources are required to perform environmental studies to support grant application approval.
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Multi-Award |
MWBE Goal |
MWBE Participation |
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Stuart Consulting Group, Inc |
20% |
0% |
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Ardurra Group, Inc. |
20% |
0% |
Expected Impact:
Successful completion of the projects funded by the CDBG-MIT program will aim to reduce flooding and strengthen resiliency in Harris County by assisting in the alleviation of structural flood damage to homes in the community. This Program Management consultant will provide services to deliver these projects according to quality, schedule and budget requirements.
Alternative Options:
Alternative options are expected to be more costly or to risk efficient and timely project delivery. Alternatives include either provision of project specific consultants, or no external consultants.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.
County Strategic Plan Objective: H: Improve the condition and resilience of County transportation, flood control, and other infrastructure.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): Choose an item.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): H6: Expand neighborhood drainage programs.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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7/15/2024 |
344 |
Agreement Approved |
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7/15/2024 |
346 |
Agreement Approved |
Location: N/A
Address (if applicable): Harris County
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Professional Services |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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1070 - Mobility Fund |
$ |
$ |
$1,200,000 |
$ |
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1080 - Infrastructure Fund |
$ |
$ |
$1,200,000 |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Existing Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (To be filled out by Grants staff only) |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
No. of Grant Years |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Request |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: 7/10/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 7/15/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Erwin Burden, P.E., CFM, Senior Director of Capital Project Infrastructure, Harris County Engineering Department, Aaron Saenz, Buyer, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter