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File #: 22-5902    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Amendment Status: Passed
File created: 9/20/2022 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 9/27/2022 Final action: 9/27/2022
Title: Request for approval to execute an amendment with Freese and Nichols, Inc. in the amount of $3,600,000.00 for Professional On-Call Engineering and related services as may be needed in connection with various 2018 Bond Program Road and Bridge Subdivision Drainage Projects, Countywide, MWDBE Contracted Goal 40%.

Department: County Engineer

Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD., P.E., PMP, CFM, County Engineer

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Contract - Amendment

 

Project ID (if applicable): N/A

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable):  Freese and Nichols, Inc.

 

MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 40%

MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A

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 to execute an amendment with Freese and Nichols, Inc. in the amount of $3,600,000.00 for Professional On-Call Engineering and related services as may be needed in connection with various 2018 Bond Program Road and Bridge Subdivision Drainage Projects, Countywide, MWDBE Contracted Goal 40%.

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Background and Discussion:

The Office of the County Engineer continues to deliver projects to reduce the risk of flooding within subdivisions caused by ineffective storm water drainage facilities in those subdivisions and improve mobility and community facilities. The Freese and Nichols, Inc. retainer on-call agreement is being utilized to provide staff augmentation services needed to deliver and support various subdivision drainage improvement projects countywide. Continuation of the use of staff augmentation services will allow the work to proceed without delay as scheduled.

 

Expected Impact:

Successful completion of these projects will help Harris County residents by reducing their risk of flooding within the subdivision and improving mobility and safety.

 

Alternative Options:

Commissioners Court could opt to hire permanent Harris County staff to complete the work, or the project delivery schedules could be adjusted to reduce the number of projects underway concurrently to allow current Harris County staff to complete the work.

 

Alignment with Goal(s):

_ Justice and Safety

_ Economic Opportunity

_ Housing

_ Public Health

X Transportation

X Flooding

_ Environment

_ Governance and Customer Service

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

4/13/2021

29

Approval of Agreement

 

Location:

Address (if applicable): various

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Professional On-Call Services

 

SFY 22

FY 23

Next 3 FYs

Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Labor Expenditures

$

$

$

Non-Labor Expenditures

$

$3,600,000

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Total Incremental Expenditures

$

$3,600,000

$

Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Existing Budget

1080 - Infrastructure Fund

$

$3,600,000

$

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Current Budget

$

$3,600,000

$

Additional Budget Requested

Choose an item.

$

$

$

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Requested

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$

$3,600,000

$

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

Current Position Count for Service

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Additional Positions Requested

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-

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Total Personnel

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-

 

Anticipated Court Date: September 27, 2022

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): N/A

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

Contact(s) name, title, department: Jennifer Shaw, Assistant Program Administration Manager, Engineering Department

Attachments (if applicable): Amendment