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: Countywide Stormwater Maintenance
Project ID (if applicable): MF035_SWQMAINT
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: $462,356
Total Estimated Project Cost: $3,342,561 (FY 2027-2031)
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Countywide Stormwater Maintenance project, for an incremental amount of $462,356, for a total authorization of $510,356 for FY 2027 and a request for approval of commercial paper funding in the amount of $250,000.
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Project Description:
This is an ongoing lifecycle management project to inspect and maintain stormwater management facilities to ensure these essential facilities function as designed to mitigate flooding. Funding is being requested to centralize the inventory, repair, replacement, and maintenance of all Harris County owned stormwater quality (SWQ) facilities. This includes culverts and outfall facilities that direct stormwater from roadways to established floodway channels and basins.
Anticipated Project Expenditures and Timeline:
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Project Scope Breakdown |
Estimated Cost |
Estimated Completion |
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FY 2027 Authorization |
$463,960 |
FY 2027 |
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Contingency |
$46,396 |
FY 2027 |
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FY 2027 Total Authorization |
$510,356 |
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Unencumbered Carryforward from FY2026 |
$(48,000) |
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Total |
$462,356 |
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Justification & Alternatives:
The County-owned stormwater quality (SWQ) maintenance program performs maintenance on County-owned permanent stormwater quality features to:
1. Maintain their soundness and efficiency,
2. Ensure they remain in or are brought up to compliance, and
3. Immediately repair features damaged as a result of a natural disaster, vandalism, or other external factors.
Although stormwater quality features have similarities, each one is involved in moving stormwater from a different section of Harris County. Therefore, each feature requires Harris County engineers and specialized consultants to analyze relevant environmental attributes that are unique to each feature’s repair and maintenance. SWQ features are incredibly important to Harris County’s ability to help prevent flooding. The cost associated to monitor, inspect, maintain, repair and ensure the County is acting in accordance with the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit vary and it is critical the County is able to expense funds at a moment’s notice to work on them.
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. Delay in project timeline may increase costs due to increased deterioration of infrastructure, potential bid increases, and 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: 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): I4: Encourage the growth of natural habitats in County channels and improve cleanliness of green spaces while reducing debris and enhancing beautification.
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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01/07/2020 |
II.1.j |
FY20 CIP: authorization of $1,000,000 |
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07/28/2020 |
4.f.1 |
Commercial paper request: $1,000,000 |
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03/09/2021 |
88 |
Harris County - Proposed Capital Improvements Program; Facility and Maintenance Projects: Countywide Stormwater Maintenance, pages 281 and 285 ($1,000,000 authorization for FY21-22) |
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08/24/2021 |
21-4466 |
Commercial paper request: $510,000 |
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03/22/2022 |
22-1940 |
Request for approval of Final Investment Memo for an additional $300,000 and to reduce commercial paper by $210,000 |
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10/18/2022 |
22-6291 |
Request for approval of the Final Investment Memo for the Countywide Stormwater Maintenance project for an incremental authorization of $330,000 for an FY 2023 total authorization of $630,000. |
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Address:
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Anticipated Court Date: 9/17/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): NA
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Legal funding compliance confirmed by: Michael James, Senior Assistant County Attorney, 8/29/2022
Department Approval by: Mike Etienne, PhD, ICMA-CM, Chief of Planning and Development Services & Dwayne Rogers, Director of Environmental Services & Watershed Protection
OMB CIP Team Approval by: William McGuinness, Director-Captial Projects & Infrastructure, 9/8/2026
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Commercial Paper Request (For OMB use only):
Receiving Department: County Engineer
Project PeopleSoft ID: MF035_SWQMAINT
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 Countywide Stormwater Maintenance 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: Fahad Gulzar, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget