Department: Flood Control District
Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Ascend Consulting & Engineering, PLLC
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 19.6%
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): 100%
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 of amendment No. 3 to an agreement with Ascend Consulting & Engineering, PLLC, in the amount of $997,200, to provide additional engineering services to augment the District’s staff for project management (Agreement No. 2021-67, Countywide).
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Background and Discussion:
This Amendment No. 3 will provide staff augmentation services at the Flood Control District. Since fall of 2020, Ascend Consulting and Engineering has project management services as well as staff augmentation services for the Partnerships & Programs and Engineering Divisions. Ascend Consulting and Engineering is certified as a W/DBE with the City of Houston and as a historically Underutilized Business with the State of Texas.
Expected Impact:
This amendment is for additional $997,200 which will be funded out of the Flood Control District’s Operations and Maintenance funds.
Alternative Options:
The alternative to this agreement approved is that we will need to seek another consultant for this effort to be performed which will cause delays in project delivery.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
X Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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08/11/2020 |
2.b.1 |
ATN |
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09/15/2020 |
2.a.1 |
Agreement |
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05/11/2021 |
97. |
Amendment No. 1 |
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08/23/2022 |
146. |
Amendment No. 2 |
Location: N/A
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
4.a.3 - Engineering Services |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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Tax Revenue - FCD |
$ |
$997,200 |
$997,200 |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$ |
$997,200 |
$997,200 |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Request |
$ |
$997,200 |
$997,200 |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Request |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: December 10, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Yesenia Martinez, Commissioners Court Coordinator, Flood Control District
Attachments (if applicable): Agreement