Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Flood Control District
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 240366
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Alliance Geotechnical Group, Inc.; Associated Testing Laboratories, Inc; Atlas Technical Consultants, LLC; ATSER, L.P.; Aviles Engineering Corporation; DAE & Associates, LTD dba Geotech Engineering and Testing; Geotest Engineering, Inc.; HVJ Associates, Inc.; Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants; Quartet Engineers Corporation; Raba Kistner, Inc.; Terracon Consultants, Inc.; Thompson Engineering, INC; and UES Professional Solutions 44, LLC
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):
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 of an award on the basis of successful negotiations with the highest overall evaluation and that the County Judge execute an agreement with Alliance Geotechnical Group, Inc.; Associated Testing Laboratories, Inc; Atlas Technical Consultants, LLC; ATSER, L.P.; Aviles Engineering Corporation; DAE & Associates, LTD dba Geotech Engineering and Testing; Geotest Engineering, Inc.; HVJ Associates, Inc.; Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants; Quartet Engineers Corporation; Raba Kistner, Inc.; Terracon Consultants, Inc.; Thompson Engineering, INC; and UES Professional Solutions 44, LLC for professional architectural and/or engineering services to provide Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) materials engineering and testing services for the Flood Control District for the period of October 16, 2025 - October 15, 2025 with four (4) one-year renewal options (240366).
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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 (CDBG-DR) grants from the Texas General Land Office. 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. Fifteen 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:
Not to go into an Agreement with this Construction Materials Engineering and Testing Services lab, but to request further negotiations. This could result in Construction Materials Engineering and Testing Services not being refundable on Federally Funded CDBG projects.
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:
Prior Court Action (if any): ATN
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 10/16/2025
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: Steven Wright, Assistant Project Manager, Engineering Department, 346-286-4046. Kenneth Jackson, Sourcing Manager, Harris County Purchasing.
Attachments (if applicable): Letter, Agreements.