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: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 230498
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): METCO ENGINEERING, INC.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 15%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent that the County Judge execute an amendment to an agreement with METCO ENGINEERING, INC. in the additional amount of $426,326 to provide funding to compensate for additional services, add additional requirements and add the County’s General Conditions for building construction and related work & roads, bridges and related work dated effective as of January 27, 2025 for installation of distributed energy resources at community centers and libraries in Harris County, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (230498), MWBE Contracted Goal: 15%.
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Background and Discussion:
Award the amendment of the Distributed Energy Resources at Community Centers and Libraries in Harris County Precincts 1, 2, 3, & 4. Considerations for annual Operations & Maintenance cost to be deliberated and negotiated later. There has not been an Notice to Proceed issued to the vendor since the contract award, therefore the MWBE Current Participation is not applicable.
Expected Impact:
Proceed with the execution and kickoff of the Distributed Energy Resources project with eight (8) of the original sixteen (16) locations.
Alternative Options:
Cancel this Request for Proposal, complete the design with a pre-approved consultant, and separately bid the construction. This will cause significant delays, and cost increases due to the recent tariffs.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 5. Minimize the impact of climate change and disasters.
County Strategic Plan Objective: T: Reduce GHG emissions from County operations by 40% by 2030.
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): T2: Make County buildings more energy efficient.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Action Taken |
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9/19/2024 |
321 |
Passed, File #: 24-5929 |
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Location: N/A
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Commercial Paper |
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Total Existing Budget |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Total Funding Sources |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (To be filled out by Grants staff only) |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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Additional Positions Request |
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Total Personnel |
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Anticipated Court Date: 5/8/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 4/17/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Rosalie Brockman, Env SP, Director, Resiliency and Sustainability
Attachments (if applicable): Letter, Amendment