Primary Department: Management and Budget
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Secondary Department: County Engineer
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV-SP, County Engineer
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Commercial Paper
Project ID (if applicable): MF0DU
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable):
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE 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
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of additional $1,685,000 commercial paper funding for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Renovations projects, for a total CP funding of $22,430,000.
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Background and Discussion:
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 requested for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Renovations Countywide project and is expected to be repaid within the next three fiscal years either through bonds, budgetary means or pay-as-you-go sources. This is for approval for allocation of commercial paper for a previously approved project within the previously authorized amount.
HB 1869 compliance confirmed by: Paige Abernathy, Assistant County Attorney, August 15, 2024.
Expected Impact:
This is a continuous lifecycle management project to identify and address all required enhancements needed for Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical Systems in County facilities that are currently maintained by BOS. Enhancements are made when components are outdated/failing and when parts are not readily available. Examples of work in this project include the improvement of smoke detection systems, fire suppression systems, and emergency power supply units.
Alternative Options:
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.
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): 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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10/9/2018 |
4.c |
Request for approval of a $1.5MM CP authorization for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Replacement (Various Facilities) project (Series D) |
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8/27/2019 |
4.e.4 |
Request for approval of a $1MM CP authorization for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Replacement (Various Facilities) project (Series D) |
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7/14/2020 |
4.h.7 |
Request for approval of a $2MM CP authorization for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Replacement (Various Facilities) project (Series D) |
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7/28/2020 |
Unknown |
Request for approval to transfer -$2MM CP authorization for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Replacement (Various Facilities) project (Series D) to add $2MM to Series D-2 |
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5/25/2021 |
94 |
Request for approval of a $4MM CP authorization for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Replacement (Various Facilities) project (Series D) |
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8/24/2021 |
94; 21-4466 |
Request for approval of an -$80K authorization reduction for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Replacement (Various Facilities) project (Series D-2) |
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8/24/2021 |
94; 21-4466 |
Request for approval of a -$645K authorization reduction for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Replacement (Various Facilities) project (Series D) |
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3/8/2022 |
108 |
Request for approval of a $4.8MM authorization for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Replacement (Various Facilities) project (Series D-2) |
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10/18/2022 |
123 |
Request for approval of a budget increase of $4.395K for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Renovations (Various Facilities) project |
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8/29/2023 |
23-4869 |
Request for approval of a budget increase of $5.363K for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Renovations (Various Facilities) project |
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6/4/2024 |
24-3470 |
Request for approval of a $1MM authorization for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Replacement (Various Facilities) project (Series D) |
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11/12/2024 |
24-7284 |
Request for approval of a $1MM authorization for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Replacement (Various Facilities) project (Series D) |
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1/9/2025 |
18 |
Request for approval of a $6.17MM authorization for the Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Replacement (Various Facilities) project (Series D) |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Fire, Life Safety, and Electrical System Repair and Renovations |
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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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Commercial Paper |
$ |
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$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Existing Budget |
$ |
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$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Commercial Paper |
$ |
$1,685,000 |
$1,685,000 |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$1,685,000 |
$1,685,000 |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$1,685,000 |
$1,685,000 |
$ |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
No. of Grant Years |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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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 |
Click or tap to enter a date. |
Anticipated Court Date: 10/15/2026
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: Fahad Gulzar, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget.
Attachments (if applicable): N/A