Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV-SP, County Engineer
Secondary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 1
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Rodney Ellis
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 25035MF3RT01
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): STOA International Architects, Inc DBA STOA Architects
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 20.44%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): 0%
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): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to execute an agreement with STOA International Architects, Inc., d/b/a STOA Architects in the amount of $67,480 in connection with the Community Center Improvements - El Rio Service Center - 2025, UPIN 25035MF3RT01, Precinct 1, MWBE Contracted Goal: 20.44%.
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Background and Discussion:
This project is located within the El Rio Service Center at 7901 El Rio Street. The service center doubles as an emergency distribution center for ready to eat meals and water after an emergency event. Currently, the Precinct staff stores these perishables at different locations and must transport them to the unconditioned warehouse for distribution.
Expected Impact:
This Project seeks to condition a portion of an unconditioned warehouse to allow storage of the meals and water for distribution after an event. When the facility is unconditioned, food and water stored in this location is subject to spoilage due to the heat. Adding conditioning will allow the Precinct to keep these resources longer before having to dispose of them. It also allows everything to be prearranged for distribution after an event
Alternative Options:
An option is to store water and ready-to-eat meals and water within an unconditioned facility requiring them to be disposed of more often due to heat damage.
Another option is to construct a facility on another campus that would require repositioning the food and water immediately ahead or after an event.
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): R3: Strengthen the County’s emergency response function.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
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Address (if applicable): Tom Bass Park (3902 Fellows Road, Houston, TX 77047)
Precinct(s): Precinct 1
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Anticipated Court Date: 8/26/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Erwin Burden, PE, CFM, Chief of Engineering and Architectural Services, Office of County Engineer
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