Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Secondary Department: Flood Control District
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 230406
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): LJA Engineering, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 20%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): n/a
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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Request for approval of an award on the basis of successful negotiations with the highest overall evaluation and that the County Judge execute an agreement with LJA Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $1,257,674 for professional architectural and/or engineering services to provide construction phase services for Dinner Creek Detention Basin (Phase II) for the Flood Control District (230406), MWBE Contracted Goal: 20%.
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Background and Discussion:
Request for approval of an agreement with LJA Engineering, Inc. to perform design, bidding, and construction phase services for Phase 2 of the two-phase Dinner Creek Detention Basin project (U-520-01-00-E005).
Phase 2 involves expanding the existing northwest stormwater detention basin and converting it to a wet-bottom basin. Additionally, a new northeast wet-bottom detention basin and associated infrastructure will be constructed. These improvements align with previous preliminary design efforts to reduce flood risk for downstream residential areas.
The project site is located southeast of FM 529 and Greenhouse Road, along Dinner Creek, a tributary of Langham Creek in the Addicks Reservoir watershed in northwest Harris County. The entire project falls within the City of Houston's ETJ and Harris County Precinct 4.
This project is anticipated to be funded using CDBG-MIT funds. This project occurs in the 3rd quartile under the 2022 Prioritization Framework approved by the Commissioners Court.
Expected Impact:
The project seeks to reduce flood risks and strengthen resiliency in the Addicks Reservoir watershed by further reducing flood risk in conjunction with the Phase 1 project for approximately 200 residences downstream of the Project along Langham Creek just west of SH6 and south of W Little York Rd.
Alternative Options:
The alternative to approving this item would be not to approve the agreement for engineering services, which would not provide additional flood risk reduction as proposed.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 5. Minimize the impact of climate change and disasters.
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): H1: Complete and implement the Flood Resilience Plan.
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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Action Taken |
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2/27/2024 |
376 |
ATN with LJA Engineering, Inc. |
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10/31/2023 |
23-6431 |
Approval for advertisement for professional engineering services for Phase 2 |
Location: Southeast corner of Greenhouse Rd. and FM 529 intersection
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Precinct 4
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Anticipated Court Date: 4/16/2025
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: Kristen Hennings, Project Manager, Flood Control District. Kenneth Jackson, Sourcing Manager, Purchasing Services.
Attachments (if applicable): Letter