Department: Toll Road Authority
Department Head/Elected Official: Roberto Treviño, P.E., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Woolpert Inc.
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 35%
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 for the assignment of the agreement to Woolpert Inc. between Harris County and CivilTech Engineering Inc. of the rights and obligations under an agreement with the Harris County Toll Road Authority (Countywide). MWDBE Contracted Goal: 35%.
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Background and Discussion:
On September 27, 2022, Harris County entered into an agreement (the “Contract”) with CivilTech Engineering Inc. to provide professional engineering service as part of the implementation of the All-Electronic Tolling program, the Toll Road Authority (TRA) intends to enlist the professional services of qualified engineers to provide engineering and planning services required to provide corridor and area-wide H&H analysis. The work to be performed by the engineers consists of preparing H&H studies and reports to support the proposed improvements within the Harris County Toll Road countywide now desires to assign the remainder of the Contract to Woolpert Inc. There has been no change in control or ownership, this is only a change of legal name as evidenced by the letter from Woolpert Inc.
Expected Impact:
Approval would enable HCTRA to continue the services provided under the existing agreement.
Alternative Options:
If the consent to assignment is not approved, HCTRA will not be able to continue work under the agreement.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
X Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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6/28/2022 |
125 |
Request for approval to negotiate an Agreement |
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9/27/2022 |
160 |
Court approved contract agreement with CivilTech Engineering |
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8/29/2023 |
154 |
Court approved contract amendment with CivilTech Engineering |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Tolling Solutions |
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FY 24 |
FY 25 |
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Total Incremental Expenditures |
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Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Existing Budget |
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Total Current Budget |
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Additional Budget Requested |
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Total Additional Budget Requested |
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Total Funding Sources |
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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 Requested |
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Total Personnel |
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Anticipated Court Date: November 14, 2023
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: Nicole Stuttz, Chief of Staff, Harris County Toll Road Authority
Attachments (if applicable): Client Letter from Woolpert Inc.