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: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): 230447
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.*; Quiddity Engineering, LLC
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 30%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
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): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of a ratification of a renewal option with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.*, at a cost of $200,000; and Quiddity Engineering, LLC, $150,000 for professional architectural and/or engineering services to provide traffic engineering services for the Office of the County Engineer for the period of October 8, 2026 - October 7, 2027 (230447), MWBE Contracted Goal: 30%, MWBE Current Participation: 47.77%.
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Background and Discussion:
Traffic Engineering & Operations requests to renew services for professional architectural and/or engineering services to provide traffic engineering services for the Office of the County Engineer.
Expected Impact:
Traffic Engineering & Operations will have continued access to professional architectural and/or engineering services to provide traffic engineering services for the Office of the County Engineer.
Alternative Options:
Traffic Engineering & Operations will have to explore other options for professional architectural and/or engineering services to provide traffic engineering services for the Office of the County Engineer.
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):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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6/26/25 |
188 |
Renewal |
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10/8/24 |
331 |
Award |
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12/5/23 |
160 |
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Location: N/A
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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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): 9/22/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Richard P. Smith, PE, PTOE, CFM, ENV-SP, Director of Traffic Engineering and Operations, Office of the County Engineer, Dezmond Chambers, Contract Manager, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter