Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Flood Control District
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Transmittal
Project ID (if applicable): 250392
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Northtex Construction, LLC
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 32.98%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Transmittal by the Office of the Purchasing Agent of award of a CDBG-DR/CDBG-MIT Program project on the basis of low bid to Northtex Construction, LLC in the amount of $18,571,181 for excavation and clearing of East T.C. Jester Stormwater Detention Basin for the Flood Control District and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (250392), MWBE Contracted Goal: 32.98%.
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Background and Discussion:
Extensive and record flooding occurred in the Brays Bayou watershed in Hurricane Harvey in 2017. There is a need for stormwater detention volume in the watershed to reduce flood risk to the surrounding densely populated neighborhoods. This project will create stormwater detention volume within the Brays Bayou watershed. Keegans Bayou Stormwater Detention Basin Phase 1 project (project ID: D518-03-00-E002) consists of the construction of a SWDB, on land owned by HCFCD (Lots 6 and 7), immediately north of Keegans Bayou east of Synott Road and approximately 1000 LF south of Old Richmond in southwest Houston, approximately five miles north of Sugarland, Texas. The Project encompasses approximately 16-acres of land and includes the construction of a 114.15 ac-ft bermed wet-bottom SWDB (above the permanent pool elevation), a 129-foot-wide stream overflow weir, and a 48-inch outfall drainage pipe, constructed above the OHWM.
Expected Impact:
Three separate basin layout alternatives were assessed to compare the benefits provided by each. The benefits were all based on 100-year Atlas 14 rainfall Alternative 1, which provided the most benefit and complied with other requirements, was chosen as the recommended alternative. The total storage capacity of Alternative 1 is 437 acre-feet. Benefits of Alternative 1 to the Keegans Bayou watershed are summarized below.
Alternative Options:
N/A for this phase. Alternative options were evaluated at the PER phase.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 5. Minimize the impact of climate change and disasters.
County Strategic Plan Objective: R: Enhance disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and resiliency.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): H2: Evaluate the feasibility and potential impacts of substantial, large-scale flood mitigation measures to provide equitable and transformational regional benefits.
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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8/23/2022 |
22-4835 |
Authorization to Negotiate |
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1/08/2026 |
132 |
Harris County’s Purchasing Agent was authorized to award construction contracts to the lowest responsible bidder using CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT funds. |
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1/08/2026 |
330 |
Transmittal of project scheduled for advertisement |
Location:
Address (if applicable): Immediately north of Keegans Bayou east of Synott Road and approximately 1000 LF south of Old Richmond in southwest Houston
Precinct(s): Precinct 4
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Anticipated Court Date: 3/19/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 4/8/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Adi Moralwar, PM, Flood Control District; Sheila Rodriguez, Senior Buyer, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter, Contract