Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Secondary Department: Flood Control District
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Negotiation
Project ID (if applicable): 240366
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Multiple Vendors
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible
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Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval on the basis of highest overall evaluation and authorize negotiations with multiple vendors for professional architectural and/or engineering services to provide Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) materials engineering and testing services for the Flood Control District, and the county, at its sole discretion may discontinue negotiations and proceed to negotiate with the next ranking vendor(s) if unable to agree on an executable contract (240366), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
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Background and Discussion:
The Harris County Flood Control District anticipates receiving approximately 30 Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) and Disaster Recovery Grants (CDBG-DR) as a result of Hurricane Harvey. The Flood Control District requires construction materials engineering and testing services in support of these CDBG projects. This Request for Qualifications is for Construction Materials Engineering and Testing Services to assist the Flood Control District in providing quality assurance and control during the construction phase of these projects. Fourteen Firms are selected to proceed with secondary selection via the RFQ process.
Expected Impact:
Selected Firms will provide construction materials engineering and testing to provide quality assurance for the identified projects resulting in quality and long-lived flood risk reduction projects for the residents of Harris County.
Alternative Options:
The only alternative to this RFQ would be to utilize local selection for CMT firms, but that would result in the costs for CMT not being reimbursable under the CDBG grant.
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): 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:
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Anticipated Court Date: 6/12/2025
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: A. Gene Rushing, Jr., P.E., PMP, CFM, CCM, Construction Division Director, Flood Control District, 346-286-4080. Kenneth Jackson, Sourcing Manager, Purchasing Services.
Attachments (if applicable): Letter