Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Flood Control District
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Marcus Stuckett
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 260183
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Precise Services, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 33%
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):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an award on the basis of low bid meeting specifications to Precise Services, Inc. in the amount of $2,900,000 for construction of the Blue Bell Stormwater Detention Basin for the Flood Control District, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (260183), MWBE Contracted Goal: 33%.
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Background and Discussion:
The Blue Bell Stormwater Detention Basin West Compartment is a proposed dry-bottom inline configuration stormwater detention basin with 64.15 ac-ft capacity. It is located at the confluence of Halls Bayou (HCFCD Unit No. P118-00-00) and Halls Bayou tributary HCFCD Unit No. P118-31-00. Once constructed, the stormwater detention basin will provide flood risk reduction to the Halls Bayou watershed. The project is funded in-part by a grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The recommendation is to award the contract to the lowest responsive bidder, Precise Services, Inc.
Expected Impact:
Construction of the stormwater detention basin will provide flood risk reduction by storing excess storm water and slowly releasing it to the channel.
Alternative Options:
The No Action alternative would fail to provide flood risk reduction to the Halls Bayou watershed. Larger detention basin alternatives would require additional ROW acquisition and/or require additional time to complete beyond the grant period of performance.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 5. Minimize the impact of climate change and disasters.
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): N/A
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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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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6/14/2022 |
282 |
Approval to submit grant application |
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1/10/2023 |
312 |
Grant acceptance |
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12/11/2025 |
227 |
Grant amendment approval |
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7/9/2026 |
382 |
Transmittal of project scheduled for advertisement |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Precinct 2
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
4.a.2 - Construction Services |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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Grant |
$ |
$2,033,239.70 |
$2,033,239.70 |
$ |
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Bonds |
$ |
$866,760.30 |
$866,760.30 |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Existing Budget |
$ |
$2,900,000.00 |
$2,900,000.00 |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
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$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$2,900,000.00 |
$2,900,000.00 |
$ |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item. |
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$ |
$ |
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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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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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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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CAO Reviewer Name and Title |
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CAO Review Completion Date |
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Anticipated Court Date: 8/25/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Michael Liga, P.E., Ph.D., Project Manager, HCFCD - Planning; Maria Heinzmann, Senior Buyer, Harris County Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter, Bid Tab