Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: DeWight Dopslauf
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Negotiation
Project ID (if applicable): 230447
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.; Alliance Transportation Group, LLC; Quiddity Engineering, LLC
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 30%
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 by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval on the basis of best evaluated responses and authorize negotiations with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.; Alliance Transportation Group, LLC; and Quiddity Engineering, LLC for professional architectural and/or engineering services to provide traffic engineering services 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 vendors if unable to agree to an executable contract (230447), MWDBE Contracted Goal: 30%.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Engineering Department (HCED) regularly engages the services of engineering firms for various traffic engineering tasks. These tasks include the design of traffic signals, speed analyses, evaluation of roadways for traffic issues, corridor studies, traffic safety analyses, intersection improvement evaluation, and engineering design, to name but a few. Job No.: 23/0447, Countywide, MWDBE Contracted Goal: 30 %; MWDBE Current Participation N/A.
Expected Impact:
These services will support Traffic Design in ensuring the continued design of new and rebuilt traffic signals, to conduct traffic studies, and produce engineering reports and designs.
Alternative Options:
An alternative would be to hire additional staff to support this effort and meet the department objectives within a reasonable schedule. However, this option may prove to be cost-ineffective and entail uncertainties in training new staff to address urgent demands.
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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Anticipated Court Date: May 7th, 2024
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: Susan Fraser, P.E., CFM, Assistant County Engineer. Kenneth Jackson, Senior Buyer, Purchasing.
Attachments (if applicable): Letter