Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Dr. Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV-SP
Managing Department: County Engineer
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Dr. 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: Plumbing Systems Repair and Replacement
Project ID (if applicable): MF0Z6
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): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Incremental Authorization Requested: $12,860,000
Total Estimated Project Cost: $34,760,000 (FY 2027-2031)
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Plumbing Systems Repair and Replacement projects, for a total authorization of $12,860,000 for FY 2027.
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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 and enhancements of plumbing systems in County Facilities. This includes sewer systems, domestic water supply, fire safety systems, pumps, improving existing equipment with safer, more reliable materials, and installing more efficient fixtures. These projects will ensure the county facilities' plumbing infrastructure is updated, resilient, and functional to ensure support to county 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 and funding for the projects throughout the Fiscal Year. The County Engineer is authorized to adjust scope and projects at their discretion within the program. Any additional financial authorizations would go through Commissioners Court approval.
Anticipated Project Expenditures and Timeline:
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Project Scope Breakdown |
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Annex 65 - Criminal Justice Center - Plumbing and Fixtures Replacements and Upgrades (Phase 1) |
$3,150K |
FY 2028 |
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Annex 2 - Plumbing and Fixtures Replacements and Upgrades (Phase 1) |
$2,700K |
FY2028 |
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Parker Williams Branch Library - Plumbing and Fixtures Replacements and Upgrades |
$304K |
FY2027 |
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Annex 21 - Wilson Building - Fixtures and Plumbing Infrastructure Replacement and Upgrades (Phase 1) |
$156K |
FY2028 |
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Annex 84 - Shelia Jackson Lee Admin Building - Fire Water Pump Replacements |
$490K |
FY2027 |
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Annex 48 - Sylvester Turner Admin Building -Plumbing, Tanks and Related Replacements and Upgrades |
$2,641K |
FY2028 |
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Annex 44 - Anderson Clayton Building - Plumbing Replacement and Upgrades |
$2,250K |
FY2028 |
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FY 2027 Authorization |
$11,691K |
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Contingency |
$1,169K |
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FY 2027 Total Authorization |
$12,860K |
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Justification & Alternatives:
This program seeks to construct critical plumbing repairs and improvements throughout county facilities that will significantly address the health and safety of building tenants, energy efficiency and resiliency of county facilities. All projects will upgrade the existing plumbing infrastructure, nearly 30-50 years old, to significantly more resilient current standards.
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, non-code compliance, and, most importantly, risks to life/safety. Plumbing systems are critical and required to support the building infrastructure and to allow occupancy. Domestic supply and wastewater capacity is a building code requirement. Running water and flushing toilets are required to maintain the functionality of a facility; without this critical infrastructure, a facility will be shut down. Savings would be a challenge to calculate because failures are unpredictable. If the facilities are not updated, the severely degraded plumbing will continue to fail affecting the resiliency of facilities and the normal operations or disaster recovery operations.
The Office of the County Engineer (OCE) continues to experience the effects of previous years’ inflation regarding materials and labor for construction projects. The cost of individual materials varied significantly the previous fiscal year due to national and international events; this is expected to continue through the next fiscal year.
Not funding this program would lead to an even greater backlog of deferred maintenance to perform later and, in some cases, could create hazards to life and safety. Delays 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): Choose an item.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): T2: Make County buildings more energy efficient.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Previous Court Action:
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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8/28/2015 |
1.o.7 |
Approved $500K Authorization |
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9/11/2018 |
3.f.3 |
Approved: $500K CP allocation |
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6/4/2019 |
CIP |
Approved: $2M authorization per Interim CIP |
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7/9/2019 |
3.f.5 |
Approved: $2M CP allocation |
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12/17/2019 |
4.i.11 |
Approved: $1M CP allocation |
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1/7/2020 |
II.1.d |
Approved: $2M authorization per FY20 CIP |
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7/14/2020 |
4.h.6 |
Approved: $1M CP allocation |
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3/9/2021 |
88 |
Approved: Harris County - Proposed Capital Improvements Program; Facility and Maintenance Projects: Plumbing Systems Repair and Replacement Countywide, pages 281 and 291 ($2,428,570 authorization for FY21-22) |
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8/24/2021 |
94 |
Approved: $1,928,570 incremental authorization reduction; $2,245,000 CP reduction |
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3/8/2022 |
113 |
Approved: Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Plumbing Systems Repair and Replacement Countywide project for an additional $912,000 for a SFY 22 authorization of $1,415,000 for Facilities and Property Maintenance and request for approval of commercial paper funding for Engineering for the project in the additional amount of $495,000 for a total of $2,750,000. (p.13) |
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10/18/2022 |
127 |
Approved: Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Plumbing Systems Repair and Replacement Countywide project for an additional $1,646,000 fora FY 2023 authorization of $2,662,000. 22-6664 |
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8/29/2023 |
23-4874 |
Approved: Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Plumbing Systems Repair and Replacement Countywide project for an additional $516,000 for a total FY24 authorization of $2,683,000. |
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1/23/2025 |
25-0508 |
Approved: Request for a Final Investment Memo for the Plumbing Systems Repair and Replacement project (continuous) for an additional incremental authorization of $13,895,000 for a total FY2025 authorization of $15,295,000 |
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3/27/2025 |
25-1533 |
Request for approval of commercial paper funding for the Plumbing Repair and Replacement project in the additional amount of $1,990,000 for a total CP funding of $6,390,000. |
Address: Multiple
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 9/22/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 10/1/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Legal funding compliance confirmed by: Paige Abernathy, First Assistant County Attorney-Legal Operations, 8/15/2024
Department Approval by:
Ross Hosket, P.E., CFM, ENV-SP, Director - Building Operations Services
Samuel Peña, Chief Operating Officer
Andreas Peeples, CPC, CCM - Director | Facilities and Construction - Vertical Design and Construction
Erwin Burden, P.E., CFM | Chief of Engineering and Architectural Services, Office of County Engineer
OMB CIP Team Approval by: William McGuinness, Director-Capital Projects & Infrastructure, 9/11/2026
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Commercial Paper Request (For OMB use only):
Receiving Department: N/A
Project PeopleSoft ID: N/A
CP Series Description: N/A
OMB Financial Management Contact: N/A