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, Commissioner
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
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): 54.14%
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 of an amendment to an agreement with STOA International Architects, Inc. dba STOA Architects in an amount of $42,500 in connection with the Community Center Improvements - El Rio Service Center - 2025, UPIN 25035MF3RT01, Precinct 1, MWBE Contracted Goal: 20.44%, MWBE Current Participation: 54.14%.
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Background and Discussion:
This project is located within the El Rio Service Center at 7901 El Rio Street. The proposed development provides conditioned workspace for the Precinct staff and environmentally sensitive equipment. Currently, the Precinct staff work between conditioned and unconditioned spaces, requiring these work processes to be moved due to space constraints.
Expected Impact:
This project seeks to condition portions of the unconditioned warehouse to allow staff to efficiently perform all processes without moving the items due to space constraints. This will allow the employees to perform the required activities more effectively without having to worry about moving between conditioned and unconditioned spaces. The current equipment within the conditioned space limits how much the Precinct can accomplish in a given timeframe. The Precinct plans to procure additional equipment to increase their capacity.
Alternative Options:
The primary alternative option is to continue using the existing facilities, which will limit the Precinct’s capacity to perform their tasks. The secondary option would be to construct a new facility and move the operations to the new facility.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.
County Strategic Plan Objective: H: Improve the condition and resilience of County transportation, flood control, and other infrastructure.
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
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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8/26/2025 |
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Approval to execute an Agreement with STOA International Architects |
Location:
Address (if applicable): 7901 El Rio St, Houston, TX 77054
Precinct(s): Precinct 1
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Anticipated Court Date: 6/11/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Erwin Burden, PE, CFM, Chief of Engineering and Architectural Services, Office of the County Engineer
Attachments (if applicable): Agreement