Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Flood Control District
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Marcus Stuckett
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): 230100
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): GrantWorks, Inc.; Tetra Tech, Inc.; Stuart Consulting Group, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 30%
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): 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 GrantWorks, Inc., at a cost of $4,000,000; Tetra Tech, Inc., $4,000,000; and Stuart Consulting Group, Inc., $7,000,000 for Disaster Recovery Program management for the Flood Control District for the period of December 19, 2026 - December 18, 2027 (230100), MWBE Contracted Goal: 30%, MWBE Current Participation: 18% for GrantWorks, Inc., 17.71% for Tetra Tech, Inc., and 29.72% for Stuart Consulting Group, Inc.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County receives federal funding for disaster recovery efforts in the form of CDBG-DR and CDBGMIT from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and other disaster funding from other state and federal agencies, such as but not limited to, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA - NRCS).
Expected Impact:
Flood Control requests the renewal of Grant Works, Inc, , and Tetra Tech Disaster Recovery Program Agreement for (1) one year in the amount of $4,000,000.00 each and Stuart Consulting Group Inc, at $7,000,000.00 to provide program planning and development, program administration and management, and financial services for the development of disaster recovery activities, programs, and projects funded in whole or in part with CDBG-DR, CDBG-MIT, FEMA, USACE, USDA, and other state and federal funds in and for Harris County as a result of damages caused by any federally declared disasters.
Alternative Options:
If renewal is not issued to Grant Works, Stuart Consulting Group, Inc, and Tetra Tech Harris County Flood Control District will re-advertise the Disaster Recovery Program contract.
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): 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):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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12/19/2023 |
278 |
Contract Award - Award Approved |
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9/18/2025 |
456 |
Agreement Amendment |
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11/20/2025 |
9 |
Renewal No. 1 |
Location: N/A
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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$7,000,000 |
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$15,000,000 |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 10/15/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date)
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Disaster Recovery related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Fedelis Oke Atatah, P.E. Maintenance Engineering Department Manager, Flood Control District, Nancy Garcia, HC Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter