Legislation Details

File #: 25-1981    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Award Status: Passed
File created: 3/17/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 3/27/2025 Final action: 3/27/2025
Title: Request for approval of a Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) BuyBoard Cooperative Program award on the basis of low quote and that the County Judge execute an addendum to an agreement with FUN ABOUNDS in the amount of $253,364 for playground design and installation at Flukinger Community Center for Precinct 2, for a one (1) year initial term, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.

Primary Department: Purchasing

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis

 

Secondary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 2

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Adrian Garcia

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Contract - Award

 

Project ID (if applicable):  N/A

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable):  FUN ABOUNDS

 

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A

MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A

Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal:  Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement

 

Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):

Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request for approval of a Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) BuyBoard Cooperative Program award on the basis of low quote and that the County Judge execute an addendum to an agreement with FUN ABOUNDS in the amount of $253,364 for playground design and installation at Flukinger Community Center for Precinct 2, for a one (1) year initial term, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.

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Background and Discussion:

Request for approval of a State of Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Cooperative Program

purchase on the basis of low quote from Fun Abounds, Inc the amount of $253,364.00 for Playground design and Installation at Flukinger Community Center.

 

Expected Impact:

N/A

 

Alternative Options:

N/A

 

County Strategic Plan Goal:  N/A

County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A

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): N/A

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Action Taken

 

 

 

 

Location: 

Address (if applicable):

Precinct(s): Precinct 2

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

 

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

1000 - General Fund

$

$253,364.00

$253,364.00

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

Total Existing Budget

$

$253,364.00

$253,364.00

$

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

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Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

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Total Funding Sources

$

$253,364.00

$

$

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

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

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: 3/27/2025

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: Mike True, Harris County Precinct 2; Paul LaChapelle, Purchasing

 

Attachments (if applicable): Letter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER OF COMMISSIONERS COURT

Authorizing execution of Addendum to an Agreement

The Commissioners Court of Harris County, Texas, convened at a meeting of said Court at  the  Harris  County  Administration  Building  in  the  City  of  Houston,  Texas, on                     , 2025 with all members present except                      .

A quorum was present. Among other business, the following was transacted:

 

ORDER AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF ADDENDUM TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN HARRIS COUNTY AND FUN ABOUNDS

Commissioner                      introduced an order and made a motion that the same be adopted. Commissioner                                            seconded the motion for adoption of the order. The motion, carrying with it the adoption of the order, prevailed by the following vote:

Vote of the Court                     Yes                     No                     Abstain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judge Hidalgo Comm. Ellis Comm. Garcia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comm. Ramsey, P.E. Comm. Briones

 

 

The County Judge thereupon announced that the motion had duly and lawfully carried and that the order had been duly and lawfully adopted. The order thus adopted follows:

 

IT IS ORDERED that County Judge Lina Hidalgo be, and she is hereby, authorized to execute for and on behalf of Harris County, the Addendum to the Agreement with FUN ABOUNDS to provide playground design and installation services for Harris County at a cost to the County of

$253,364. The Agreement is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes as though fully set forth word for word.

 

All Harris County officials and employees are authorized to do any and all things necessary or convenient to accomplish the purpose of this Order.