Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Secondary Department: County Engineer
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Negotiation
Project ID (if applicable): 240409
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Baxter & Woodman, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 19.6%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval on the basis of best evaluated response(s) and authorize negotiations with Baxter & Woodman, Inc. for professional architectural and/or engineering services for the design of the water connection to the City of Houston - Atascocita Complex for the Office of the County Engineer, and the county, at its sole discretion, may discontinue negotiations and proceed to negotiate with the next ranking vendor(s) if unable to agree to an executable contract (240409), MWBE Contracted Goal: 19.6%.
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Background and Discussion:
The Atascocita Complex houses the Sheriff’s Office Academy, the Fire Marshal facilities, Precinct 3 facilities, Community Supervision & Corrections facilities, and the Pam Lychner State Jail. Water is currently being provided to all users, including multiple critical facilities, by aging water wells and a water plant. Harris County needs to reduce its dependence on groundwater at the Atascocita Complex per the 2004 Ground Water Reduction Plan agreement between the City of Houston and Harris County. The scope of work for the water system improvements includes construction of a tap into the City of Houston 16-inch water transmission line, a water meter, a backflow preventer, piping, new ground storage tanks, new booster pumps, new and chlorination system.
Expected Impact:
Approval of this Professional Services contract will provide a Technical Consultant for the design of a new tap into the City of Houston water transmission line and associated water treatment plant and will ensure adequate water supply and pressure for the existing facilities currently on campus. The water facilities will also provide sufficient water infrastructure to support upcoming planned facilities, including the Fire Marshal Burn Building and Training Center, the Sheriff’s office Training Academy Expansion, Active Attack, and Precision Driving Facilities.
Alternative Options:
Alternative options would be to leave the well systems as they are, however, if the existing water system fails and the water supply is interrupted, the state jail and multiple Harris County facilities would be without water service, which would generate violations and cause health and safety issues. In addition, continued reliance on the well systems would not meet groundwater reduction requirements.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.
County Strategic Plan Objective: H: Improve the condition and resilience of County transportation, flood control, and other infrastructure.
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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06/25/2024 |
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Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Atascocita Complex Infrastructure Improvements project, for an initial authorization of $13,310,000, and request approval of initial commercial paper funding in the amount of $8,350,000. |
Location: N/A
Address (if applicable): Atascocita Road Complex
Precinct(s): Precinct 3
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Anticipated Court Date: 5/8/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Terry Barker, P.E., PMP, Senior Project Manager, Office of the County Engineer. Kenneth Jackson, Sourcing Manager, Purchasing Services.
Attachments (if applicable): Letter