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: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 240403
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Freese and Nichols, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 18.35%
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 successful negotiations with the highest overall evaluation and that the County Judge execute an agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc. in the amount of $1,500,000 for professional architectural and/or engineering services to provide an overflow analysis of Cypress Creek for the Flood Control District (240403), MWBE Contracted Goal: 18.35%.
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Background and Discussion:
In 2014 the District completed a study with the Texas Water Development Board analyzing the Cypress Creek Overflow and providing recommendations to reduce the flooding damages due to the overflow into Addicks Reservoir. In 2016 Commissioners Court approved the Supplemental Guidance and Criteria for development in the region of the Cypress Creek Overflow. In 2020 the District conducted a study examining the potential use of retention to reduce the risk and severity of flooding due to the overflow. This 2025 study will leverage MaapNext data and current day technology to update our understanding of the overflow, update selected results of the two previous studies and provide recommendations to reduce the risk and severity of flooding due to the Cypress Creek Overflow. This information will be available in 2027.
Expected Impact:
In 2027 this study will provide recommendations to support decision making by the District and Commissioners Court for reducing the risk and severity of flooding in the area of Cypress Creek Overflow in upper Cypress Creek and upper Addicks Reservoir watersheds.
Alternative Options:
The alternative to approving this item would be to not conduct the study, which would result in not having critical information based on nine years of historical development and leveraging current day data & technologies. Without this information, the District and County will be using out of date information to make decisions regarding the Cypress Creek Overflow.
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): Choose an item.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): H2: Evaluate the feasibility and potential impacts of substantial, large-scale flood mitigation measures to provide equitable and transformational regional benefits.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Action Taken |
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1/09/2025 |
247 |
Approval to Advertise |
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4/10/2025 |
166 |
Authorization to Negotiate |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Precinct 4
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4.a.3 - Engineering Services |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
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$1,500,000 |
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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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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 12/11/2025
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: Wayne Crull, Senior Planning Analyst, Flood Control District; Amber Seastrunk, Sourcing Manager, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter, Agreement