Primary Department: Management and Budget
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Secondary Department: County Engineer
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV-SP
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Commercial Paper
Project ID (if applicable): MF0TW
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of commercial paper funding for the Office of the County Engineer for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Complex Relocation and Consolidation at 5910 Navigation project in the amount of $750,000 for a total CP funding of $18,455,000.
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Background and Discussion:
Commercial Paper Series D-3 can be used for (1) construction of public works, (2) the purchase of automobiles, equipment and machinery, including computers, materials and supplies for the operation of the County’s precincts and departments (3) Professional services, including services provided by engineers, architects, attorneys, auditors, financial advisors, and fiscal agents, in connection with the contractual obligations described in (1) and (2).
Commercial Paper is being requested for Harris County Sheriff’s Office Complex Relocation and Consolidation at 5910 Navigation project and is expected to be repaid within the next three fiscal years either through bonds, budgetary means or pay-as-you-go sources. This is for approval for allocation of commercial paper for a previously approved project within the previously authorized amount.
HB 1869 compliance confirmed by: Paige Abernathy, Assistant County Attorney, 3/18/2025.
Note: The $750K funding is allocated from Precinct 2 $15M non-voted debt. Precinct 2 has requested that the funding is to be allocated directly to OCE but it will be accounted as Precinct 2 General Use.
Expected Impact:
The new HCSO complex will house a new state-of-the-art Property/Evidence Facility, Investigation/Administration building, Vehicle Processing building, Community Center (called the Navigation Center), a parking garage. An Urban Farm will be moved to a nearby location as a part of the project as well.
The overall objective for consolidating HCSO operations is to increase productivity and department efficiency.
Alternative Options:
Locating an affordable existing facility to retrofit appropriately for an investigative arm of a law enforcement agency is unlikely. In addition, the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the 3rd largest Sheriff’s Office in the nation would continue to operate in an inefficient, substandard fashion. Investigative costs would continue to be high with less than acceptable productive results as investigators are required to travel to multiple locations to complete a task. The infrastructure of the facility would continue to fail, and maintenance costs would continue to rise. In addition, Criminal Warrants Unit and Crime Scene Unit would be displaced. These units, which were previously located in a soon to be demolished, leased space, have been temporarily located. They do not have a permanent home.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: E: Increase efficiency across the legal system.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): A2: Apply “Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design” principles to improve built environments of neighborhoods and increase safety.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): H4: Consistently embed sustainability considerations in the project planning and design process.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): R3: Strengthen the County’s emergency response function.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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10/10/2015 |
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Approval of Facility Condition Assessment and Space Planning |
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7/11/2017 |
1.a.2 |
Authorization to purchase certain tracts in Precinct 2 for the county for the Sheriff’s Office replacement facility at 5910 Navigation for $4,902,428 |
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7/11/2017 |
1.c.1 |
Court approval to authorize eminent domain for a tract for the Sheriff’s Office replacement facility at 5910 Navigation in Precinct 2. |
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8/1/2017 |
4.d.6 |
Approval of initial CP funding for the Sheriff’s Office Facility in the amount of $7M. |
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9/12/2017 |
1.b.1 |
Authorization to negotiate with InControl Technologies, Inc. for environmental services at 5910 Navigation |
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10/16/2017 |
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Authorization for Ninyo & Moore to conduct geotechnical services at 5910 Navigation in the amount of $13,145 |
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11/14/2017 |
1.g.2 |
Agreement w/ InControl Technologies, Inc. in the amount of $165,761 for engineering services to 5910 Navigation. |
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12/19/2017 |
1.v |
Authorization to solicit qualifications for design of the sheriff’s office facilities at 5910 Navigation. |
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3/18/2018 |
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ATP with Soil/Ground Water Investigation, Geophysical Survey, TCEQ, GW monitoring, Response Action Plan totaling $165,761 |
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7/10/2018 |
1.f.1 |
Recommendation for agreement w/ Huitt-Zollars in the amount of $188,920 for architecture and engineering services to 5910 Navigation |
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6/4/2019 |
1.f.1 |
Approval of agreement with Huitt-Zollars, Inc. for $68,180 for architecture and engineering services. |
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4/7/2020 |
1.q |
Authorization to compensate Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Co. in the amount of $15,000 for completion, execution, and release of railroad easement to the county for the Canal Street Warehouse expansion project. |
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6/30/2020 |
1.o |
No Action - Recommendation for approval of 5910 Navigation programming and site utilization plan not to exceed $79M for design and construction |
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7/14/2020 |
1.o |
Recommendation for approval of 5910 Navigation programming and site utilization plan with community engagement, advertise for CMAR, and consolidated City/County Property Evidence facility. |
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8/11/2020 |
1.g.1 |
Item Held - Additional amount of $6,915,000 for architecture and engineering services along with community outreach services |
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8/11/2020 |
4.c.1 |
No Action - Additional amount of $7M for a total CP funding of $14M. |
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8/25/2020 |
Pct 2, 22.c.4 |
Request for qualification for architecture, engineering, and community outreach services for improvements to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, requesting CP funding of $7M for a total CP funding of $14M. |
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2/26/2021 |
Purchasing, 284 |
Request for approval of RDLR Architects, Inc. for architectural and/or engineering services for design and construction of the HC Sheriff’s Office Complex. |
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6/29/2021 |
Purchasing, 406 |
Approval of award w/ RDLR Architect, Inc. in the amount of $310,844 for professional architectural and/or Engineering services for design and construction of the Sheriff’s Office Complex, program re-verification (200272) |
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4/5/2022 |
114 |
Approved - Preliminary Investment Memo for the Design of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Complex Relocation and Consolidation at 5910 Navigation project for $10,400,000 for design for a total of $16,200,000 and request for approval of commercial paper funding for Engineering for the project in the additional amount of $1,005,000 for a total of $15,005,000. |
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6/14/2022 |
229 |
Approved - Project scheduled for advertisement for construction manager at risk for the New Sheriff’s Office Complex located at 5910 Navigation Boulevard for the Office of the County Engineer (220168). |
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1/10/2023 |
230 |
Approved - award on the basis of highest overall evaluation with Durotech Inc. for construction manager at risk for the new Sheriff’s Office complex located at 5910 Navigation Boulevard 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 offer if unable to agree to an executable contract (220168), MWDBE Contracted Goal: 20%. |
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5/16/2023 |
291 |
Approved - the County Judge execute an agreement with Durotech Inc. in the amount of $166,000 for construction manager at risk for the new Sheriff’s Office Complex located at 5910 Navigation Boulevard for the Office of the County Engineer in connection with an award approved by Commissioners Court on January 10, 2023 (220168), MWDBE Contracted Goal: 20%. |
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6/6/2023 |
266 |
Approved - Payment and Performance bonds from Durotech Inc. for construction manager at risk for the new Sheriff’s Office complex located at 5910 Navigation Boulevard for the Office of the County Engineer, in connection with an agreement approved by Commissioners Court on May 16, 2023 (220168), MWDBE Contracted Goal: 20%. |
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11/14/2023 |
23-6734 |
Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Complex Relocation and Consolidation at 5910 Navigation project for an additional authorization of $2,700,000 for a total authorization of $18,900,000, UPIN 21201MF22Z01. |
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12/5/2023 |
23-7108 |
Request for approval of commercial paper funding in the amount of $2,700,000. (Series D-2) |
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6/4/2024 |
489 |
Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent that the County Judge execute an agreement with Durotech, Inc. in the amount of $2,305,689 for the guaranteed maximum price for Construction Manager at Risk for the new Sheriff’s Office complex located at 5910 Navigation Boulevard for the Office of the County Engineer (PTO 1) in connection with an award approved by Commissioners Court on May 16, 2023, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (220168), MWDBE Contracted Goal: 21.94%. |
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4/10/2025 |
25-2137 |
FIM approval for an additional incremental authorization of $138,139,539 for a total authorization of $157,039,539. |
Location:
Address (if applicable): 5910 Navigation Blvd., Houston, TX 77011
Precinct(s): Precinct 2
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Anticipated Court Date: 7/10/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Amy Perez, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget
Attachments (if applicable): N/A