Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Toll Road Authority
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Roberto Trevino
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 210111
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): First Data Merchant Services LLC dba Express Merchant Processing Solutions
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature
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 for approval to correct the amount for First Data Merchant Services LLC dba Express Merchant Processing Solutions from $33,000,000 (as approved) to $40,000,000 (corrected) for payment processing services and payment technology solutions for the Toll Road Authority for the period of June 14, 2026 - June 13, 2027 (210111), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature.
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Background and Discussion:
Correcting agreement amount to reflect Limit of Appropriation increase approved by Commissioners Court on June 11, 2026.
Expected Impact:
The expected impact is funding availability to process FiServ/First Data monthly invoices.
Alternative Options:
There are no alterative options. The FiServ/First Data contract term has one additional year.
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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5/11/21 |
187 |
Advertisement Approval |
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6/14/22 |
216 |
Award Approval |
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6/27/23 |
226 |
Renewal No. 1 Approval |
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3/26/24 |
354 |
Renewal No. 2 Approval |
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6/12/25 |
207 |
Renewal No. 3 Approval |
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5/28/25 |
87 |
Renewal No. 4 |
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6/11/2026 |
306 |
Amendment No. 1 Approval |
Location: N/A
Address (if applicable): N/A
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Payment Processing Services and Payment Technology Solutions for the Harris County Toll Road Authority |
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Revenue - TRA |
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Total Existing Budget |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Other |
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Total Funding Sources |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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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 Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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Additional Positions Request |
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Total Personnel |
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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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CAO Reviewer Name and Title |
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Anticipated Court Date: 6/25/2026
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: Nicole Stuttz, Chief of Staff, Harris County Toll Road Authority; Gisselle Zapata, Sr. Contract Manager, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter