Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV-SP
Managing Department: County Engineer
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV-SP
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo
Project Name: Miscellaneous Building Cost
Project ID (if applicable): MF11H
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Incremental Authorization Requested: $25,473,000
Total Estimated Project Cost: $125,000,000 (FY 2026-2030)
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for Miscellaneous Building Cost project for an incremental authorization of $25,473,000 and a total FY26 authorization of $25,683,000, and request for commercial paper funding in the amount of $21,475,000.
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Project Description:
These funds are intended to support new construction in the coming fiscal year and the continuous lifecycle management and resiliency upgrades for county facilities. The projects will identify and address all required upgrades, enhancements and renovations in County facilities that are currently maintained by the Office of the County Engineer. These projects will ensure the county facilities are updated, resilient, and functional for county employees to support residents through the years and upcoming disaster seasons.
Below are the planned allocations; there might be changes in the County’s needs that result in minor operational changes for the projects throughout the Fiscal Year, but overall scope will remain the same, and any additional authorization would go through the Commissioners Court approval.
Anticipated Project Expenditures and Timeline:
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Project Scope Breakdown |
Estimated Cost |
Estimated Completion |
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County Facility Emergency Miscellaneous Replacements and Upgrades |
$3,000K |
FY 2026 |
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Carpet, Paint, Restrooms, and Miscellaneous Small Renovations |
$4,748K |
FY 2026 |
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Various Departments Office Renovations (More than $25K per Project) |
$6,400K |
FY 2026 |
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Annex 48 Floors 1,7, & 8 Renovations |
$3,950K |
FY 2026 |
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Annex 48 Floors 1,7, & 8 FFE |
$850K |
FY 2026 |
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Annex 48 1st floor Public Restroom |
$385K |
FY 2026 |
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Annex 48 Stairwell Pressurization |
$3,000K |
FY 2026 |
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FY 2026 Authorization |
$22,333K |
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Contingency 15% |
$3,350K |
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FY 2026 Total Authorization |
$25,683K |
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FY 2025 Carry Forward |
$(210)K |
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FY 2026 Incremental Authorization |
$25,473K |
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Justification & Alternatives:
This program seeks to construct critical improvements and renovations to county facilities that will significantly address the health and safety of building tenants (Structural Improvements, Renovations to Current Codes, Security Upgrades, and energy efficiencies. All projects will upgrade the existing facilities-related infrastructure to current significantly more resilient standards. All projects will meet or exceed MWBE compliance goals for HC.
Failure to maintain, modernize, and upgrade the County’s existing facilities will result in significantly more expensive deferred maintenance, future inflation costs, closure of certain areas, inability of tenants to move in, non-code compliance, and, most importantly, risks to life/safety.
Not funding this would lead to an even greater backlog of deferred maintenance to perform later and, in some cases, could create hazards to life safety. Tenants would continue to be overcrowded with currently aging facilities, and the relocations necessary to allow for further expansion within the court complex would be significantly delayed. Delay in project timeline may increase costs due to increased deterioration of infrastructure, potential bid increases, and an increase in material and labor costs.
Anticipated Impact on Other Funds (If Applicable):
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County Strategic Plan Goal: 2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.
County Strategic Plan Objective: R: Enhance disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and resiliency.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): H4: Consistently embed sustainability considerations in the project planning and design process.
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
Previous Court Action:
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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1/31/2017 |
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$20M authorization |
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3/14/2017 |
2.e.1 |
$20M CP allocation |
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7/10/2018 |
1.s.4 |
$3M authorization |
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7/31/2018 |
4.i.1 |
$1M CP allocation |
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1/8/2019 |
4.i.1 |
$2M allocation |
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6/4/2019 |
CIP |
$2M authorization per Interim CIP |
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8/27/2019 |
4.e.5 |
$2M CP allocation |
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12/17/2019 |
4.i.13 |
$3M CP allocation |
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1/7/2020 |
ll.1.d |
$5M authorization per FY20 CIP |
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5/19/2020 |
4.f.1 |
$5M CP allocation |
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6/30/2020 |
1.s.3 |
$5M authorization |
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7/14/2020 |
4.h.3 |
$5M CP allocation |
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3/9/2021 |
88 |
Harris County - Proposed Capital Improvements Program; Facility and Maintenance Projects: Miscellaneous Repairs, Painting, Flooring and Other Projects, pages 281 and 290 ($3.43M authorization for FY21-22) |
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3/30/2021 |
169 |
$2M CP allocation |
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5/25/2021 |
92 |
$1.43M CP allocation |
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8/24/2021 |
94 |
$1,564,955 incremental authorization for FY21-22; $1.565M CP allocation |
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3/8/2022 |
111 |
Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Miscellaneous Repairs, Painting, Flooring and Other Projects for an additional $6,695,000 for a SFY22 authorization of $7,971,000 for Facilities and Property Maintenance and request for approval of commercial paper funding for Engineering for the project in the additional amount of $4,305,000 for a total of $39,300,000. (p. 13) |
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10/18/2022 |
126 |
Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Miscellaneous Repairs, Painting, Flooring and Other Projects project for an additional $2,422,000 for a FY 2023 authorization of $5,162,000. 22-6661 |
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2/21/2023 |
23.03 |
Request for approval of commercial paper funding for the Office of the County Engineer for the Miscellaneous Building Cost project in the additional amount of $580,000 for a total CP funding of $47,270,000. |
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8/29/2023 |
23.15 |
Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for Miscellaneous Building Cost project for an additional $1,970,000 for a FY24 authorization of $2,340,000. |
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4/23/2024 |
24.11 |
Request for approval of commercial paper funding for the Office of the County Engineer for the Miscellaneous Building Cost project in the additional amount of $1,000,000 for a total CP funding of $48,270,000. |
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9/19/2024 |
95 |
Approved: Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for Miscellaneous Building Cost project for an incremental authorization of $2,220,000 and a total FY25 authorization of $2,370,000. |
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2/6/2025 |
331. |
Approved: Request for an additional incremental authorization of $5,641,000 for a total FY2025 authorization of $8,011,000 and request for Commercial Paper funding for an additional amount of $3,000,000 for a total CP funding of $11,130,000. |
Address: Countywide
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 1/8/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Legal funding compliance confirmed by: Paige Abernathy, Special Assistant County Attorney, 12/24/2025
Department Approval by:
Noé Ramirez, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP - Assistant Director of Special Projects, HCSO Jail/Public Safety Projects, and Resiliency & Sustainability 12/29/25
Dr. Ronald Lerner, DBA,MScE, IAEng, LSSBB, Director - Vertical Construction and Design 12/30/25
Office of County Engineer
OMB CIP Team Approval by: Jordan Frijas, Budget Analyst-Capital Projects & Infrastructure, 12/29/2025
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Commercial Paper Request (For OMB use only):
Receiving Department: County Engineer
Project PeopleSoft ID: MF11H
CP Series Description: Commercial Paper Series D-2 can be used for (1) construction of public works, (2) the purchase of automobiles, equipment and machinery, including computers, materials and supplies for the operation of the County’s precincts and departments (3) Professional services, including services provided by engineers, architects, attorneys, auditors, financial advisors, and fiscal agents, in connection with the contractual obligations described in (1) and (2).
Commercial Paper is being requested for the Miscellaneous Building Cost project and is expected to be repaid within the next three fiscal years either through bonds, budgetary means or pay-as-you-go sources.
Note: Commercial Paper is issued in increments of $5,000 and the excess is not available to be spent by the department.
OMB Financial Management contact: Amy Perez, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget