Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: County Engineer
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Negotiation
Project ID (if applicable): 250212
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Rey de la Reza Architects, Inc. dba RDLR Architects, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 20.15%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval on the basis of highest overall evaluation and authorize negotiations with Rey de la Reza Architects, Inc. dba RDLR Architects, Inc. for professional architectural and/or engineering services for the design of the demolition and renovation of Annex 19 for the Office of the County Engineer 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 (250212), MWBE Contracted Goal: 20.15%.
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Background and Discussion:
This project was advertised in August of 2025, and RDLR Architects, Inc was selected based on their qualifications. A building assessment was conducted in 2024, which identified significant code deficiencies, with demolition and rebuild determined to be the most effective solution. The project will relocate operations to temporary facilities, demolish the existing structure, and construct a new code-compliant facility. This will improve safety, operational efficiency, and security.
Expected Impact:
Approval of this Professional Services contract will provide the Architectural & Engineering services necessary to demolish the existing structure, and construct a new code-compliant facility.
Alternative Options:
Should the County elect to reject the request, the alternative would be a significantly more expensive renovation project to the existing building to bring the facility up to compliance.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.
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): S3: Increase accessibility and reliability of County cooling and warming centers.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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03/27/2025 |
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Approval of the Final Investment Memo for 6000 Chimney Rock |
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07/10/2025 |
185 |
Approval of advertisement for professional architectural and/or engineering services. |
Location:
Address (if applicable): 6000 Chimney Rock Rd
Precinct(s): Precinct 4
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Anticipated Court Date: 9/18/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Jessica Barrientos, Project Manager, OCE, Jared Abbey, Sr. Sourcing Manager, Harris County Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter