Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Secondary Department: County Engineer
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 240317
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Kitchell Contractors, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 8.10%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an award on the basis of highest overall evaluation with Kitchell Contractors, Inc. for construction manager at risk for the construction of the Sheriff's Office swift water training facility for the Office of the County Engineer, and the county, at its sole discretion, may discontinue negotiations and proceed with the next ranking offer if unable to agree on executable agreements (240317), MWBE Contracted Goal: 8.10%.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Sheriff’s Office Flood Rescue Group is located at 1731 Hugh Road, approximately 1.5 miles north of Sam Houston Tollway. The scope of this project is to deliver an indoor swift water rescue training facility to support local and regional first responders. More lives are lost each year due to floods and drownings than any other single act of nature. In the United States, Texas leads all other states in the number of annual deaths related to floods/drowning. Of the 254 Texas counties, Harris County leads Texas in the number of annual flood/drowning deaths. The construction of a flood rescue facility in Harris County will be the first in the region allowing for ALL Harris County Agencies including other regional first responders to train together locally. Under the current practice, HCSO is only able to maintain training currency for 100 students annually due to excessive cost and loss of work.
Preliminary estimated cost: $7 million
Preliminary estimated schedule: 36 months
Expected Impact:
This facility's construction is an effective measure to reduce financial and logistical processes for the county with approvals supporting In-Texas Travel and Training. As a result, staffing and funding currently supporting travel to another venue will be alleviated. This resource's impact will enable localized training for first responders faced with response to this environment. Additionally, this project will prioritize and equip our responders to manage waterborne evacuations and rescues. The construction of a facility in Harris County will allow us to train up to 1,600 personnel per year from all Harris County law enforcement agencies and regional partners.
Alternative Options:
Closest alternative location is in Georgetown, Texas. The risk associated with alternatives leaves financial and logistical schedules impacting the department and programs associated with our responders. Personnel will be required to attend training with vendors resulting in impacts with loss of work related to travel. Example is typical training is over three (3) days plus travel and overtime expenses. Houston Community College is discussing feasibility for an advanced facility; however, the delivery is expected between 3-5 years. Further the proposed HCC facility will not be specific to Harris County needs. Our facility will train personnel on Harris County specific flooding/hydraulic environments such as vehicular rescues and waterflow rates. The conditional overlap of the department, vendor, and environmental schedules provides unknown or narrow windows of training opportunities and cannot support the year-round training environments achieved with this project.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 5. Minimize the impact of climate change and disasters.
County Strategic Plan Objective: R: Enhance disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and resiliency.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): H2: Evaluate the feasibility and potential impacts of substantial, large-scale flood mitigation measures to provide equitable and transformational regional benefits.
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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9/19/2024 |
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Request to Advertise CMAR |
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7/15/2024 |
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Request to Utilize CMAR |
Location:
Address (if applicable): 1731 Hugh Rd. Houston, TX 77067
Precinct(s): Precinct 1
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Anticipated Court Date: 1/23/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 1/23/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Santiago Naranjo, Project Manager, Office of County Engineer (HPSP),
Nancy Garcia, HC Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter