Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Negotiation
Project ID (if applicable): 240254
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Johnston, LLC
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 20.45%
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval on the basis of highest overall evaluation and authorize negotiations with Johnston, LLC for professional architectural and/or engineering services for design and renovation of the Institute of Forensic Sciences Morgue for the Office of the County Engineer, and the county, at its sole discretion, may discontinue negotiations and proceed to negotiate with the next ranking vendor(s) if unable to agree to an executable contract (240254), MWDBE Contracted Goal: 20.45%.
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Background and Discussion:
This project was previously advertised for consultants in 2023, but no suitable consultants submitted. It was re-advertised in 2024 and Johnston, LLC was selected based on their qualifications. Due to an increasing number of criminal cases and decedents, the existing morgue facility does not have enough autopsy stations nor enough cold storage capacity to handle current and future caseloads.
Expected Impact:
Approval of this Professional Services contract will provide Architectural & Engineering services necessary to increasing the capacity of the morgue and the associated cold storage will create the capability for the Medical Examiner’s office to process cases more quickly and efficiently thereby improving service to the community and law enforcement.
Alternative Options:
Should the County elect to reject the request, the alternative would be to cancel the project. This would lead to continued caseload back-log and delays providing law enforcement valuable information on their cases in a timely manner. It would also delay answers to the loved ones of those who expired in questionable or unexplained ways. The lack of cooler space could lead to the need to rent portable coolers, whose cost could be best spent on a more permanent solution to the situation.
Alignment with Goal(s):
X_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
X_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any): List all instances of prior Commissioners Court action that relates to this item (Original Project Award).
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12/17/2019 |
4.i.7 |
Request for $1 M in CP funding for the IFS long-term masterplan |
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12/17/2019 |
1.e.2 |
Authorization to negotiate with Page Southerland Page, Inc for the Masterplan Study for the IFS Building |
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5/19/2020 |
1.g.4 |
Approval of the $86,000 for the Masterplan Study for the IFS building. |
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12/15/2020 |
1.f.1 |
Approval of Amendment #1 for additional $31,400 for study efforts |
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12/14/2021 |
38. |
Approval of Amendment #2for additional $38,000 for morgue expansion study to complete study efforts |
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2/8/2022 |
166 |
Request for Approval of PIM $1,501,000 (CP) for PH 1 IFS Improvements (DNA lab, Morgue, |
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9/19/2023 |
245 |
Request for Approval to accept NIST Grant - $12,042,320 for DNA Lab |
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8/6/2024 |
24-4795 |
Project Scheduled for Advertisement |
Location:
Address (if applicable): 1861 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX 77030, Level 6 & 7 (infrastructure/building utility work will involve other areas of the building)
Precinct(s): Countywide / Precinct 1
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Anticipated Court Date: December 10, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): N/A
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Marcella Ferguson, RA, LEED AP, Sr. Project Manager, OCE - HPSP,
Nancy Garcia, HC Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter