Legislation Details

File #: 25-0365    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Amendment Status: Passed
File created: 12/27/2024 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 1/9/2025 Final action: 1/9/2025
Title: Request for approval of an amendment to an agreement with Aviles Engineering Corporation in the amount of $68,298.87 for Professional Engineering Services regarding Construction Materials Testing and related Services for Beaumont Place Subdivision Drainage Improvements - 2018 - UPIN 19101MF17901, Precinct 2, MWBE Goal: 100%, MWBE Current Participation: 100%.

Primary Department: County Engineer

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

 

Secondary Department: N/A

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Contract - Amendment

 

Project ID (if applicable): UPIN 19101MF17901, Job No. 22/0199

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Aviles Engineering Corporation

 

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 100%

MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): 100%

Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal:  N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above

 

Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):

Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request for approval of an amendment to an agreement with Aviles Engineering Corporation in the amount of $68,298.87 for Professional Engineering Services regarding Construction Materials Testing and related Services for Beaumont Place Subdivision Drainage Improvements - 2018 - UPIN 19101MF17901, Precinct 2, MWBE Goal: 100%, MWBE Current Participation: 100%.

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Background and Discussion:

This project is located in the Greens Bayou watershed near Highway 90 and Beltway 8. The Beaumont Place subdivision consists of mainly roadside ditches and has been subjected to several flooding events with the most recent being Hurricane Harvey (August 2017) and the Tax Day Flood (April 2016). The scope and proposed improvements include roadside ditch regrading, driveway culvert upgrades, concrete lined Sulphur Gully channel with reinforced concrete box (RCB) crossing improvements.

 

Expected Impact:

This agreement will allow the firm to conduct field and laboratory testing on soil, concrete, asphalt and various other construction materials to ensure the material’s compliance with Harris County Engineering Department’s adopted standards and specifications as required by state law.

 

Alternative Options:

Construction materials testing is required by state law. Thus, alternatives include executing an agreement for similar services to a different vendor or cancelling this construction project.

 

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):  H6: Expand neighborhood drainage programs.

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: N/A

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

08/02/2022

60 (22-4546)

Approved Authorization to Negotiate

09/27/2022

34 (22-5883)

Approved AOA

06/13/2024

4 (24-3534)

Approved Amendment

 

Location: Beaumont Place Subdivision

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Precinct 2

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Engineering

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

1080 - Infrastructure Fund

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$68,298.87

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Total Existing Budget

$

$68,298.87

$68,298.87

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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

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Total Additional Budget Request

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Total Funding Sources

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$68,298.87

$68,298.87

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Grants - Proposed Budget (To be filled out by Grants staff only)

 

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No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item.

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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$

$

$

 

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

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Additional Positions Request

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Total Personnel

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-

 

Anticipated Court Date: 1/9/2025

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: Erwin Burden, P.E., CFM, Chief of Engineering and Architectural Services, Office of the County Engineer; Corey D. Ritter, CET, Manager of Construction Materials Testing

 

Attachments (if applicable): Second Amendment - CMT