Primary Department: Management and Budget
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Secondary Department: Universal Services
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon, Executive Director and CIO
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Commercial Paper
Project ID (if applicable): NI026
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
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 commercial paper funding for Universal Services for the Telephone System Repair Replace project in the additional amount of $865,000 for total CP funding of $6,510,000.
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Background and Discussion:
Commercial Paper A-1 is used to (1) pay contractual obligations incurred or to be incurred for the construction of and the purchase of fixtures, equipment and machinery for or in connection with the County's criminal and civil justice centers, the County's firefighter training facility, (2) pay contractual obligations incurred or to be incurred for the purchase of automobiles and other vehicles, equipment and machinery, including computers, materials and supplies for the operations of the County precincts and departments and other authorized needs and purposes including services provided by engineers, architects, attorneys, auditors, financial advisors.
Commercial Paper is being requested for Universal Services for the Telephone System Repair Replace project and is expected to be repaid within the next three fiscal years either through bonds, budgetary means or pay-as-you-go sources.
HB 1869 compliance confirmed by: Paige Abernathy, First Assistant County Attorney, Legal Operations, July 22nd, 2025.
Expected Impact:
This project updates telecom infrastructure, which will lower cost of telecom services overall. This is anticipated to reduce time and working hours needed to perform moves and changes through remote centralized programming. Modernizing the telephone system enhances disaster recovery capabilities and enables Harris County with a more mobile communication environment.
Alternative Options:
No alternatives have been identified for this project.
County Strategic Plan Goal: N/A
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
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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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07/10/2018 |
6.b.5 |
Project authorization $2,540,000 |
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07/31/2018 |
4.j.6 |
CP funding allocated $2,540,000 |
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10/29/2019 |
6.b |
Project authorization $1,037,960 |
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11/12/2019 |
4.g.2 |
CP funding allocated $1,040,000 |
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03/09/2021 |
21-718 |
Project authorization $7,363,097 |
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07/20/2021 |
21-3590 |
CP funding allocated $1,510,000 |
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03/22/2022 |
22-2029 |
Request for SFY22 authorization of $900,000 |
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08/23/2022 |
22-4958 |
Request for an FY23 total authorization of $814,830 |
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08/08/2023 |
23-4369 |
Additional incremental authorization of $1,210,000 for FY 2024 |
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10/10/2023 |
23-5838 |
CP funding allocated $605,000 |
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12/05/2023 |
23-7153 |
CP reduction $800,000 |
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2/27/2024 |
24-0931 |
CP funding allocated $250,000 |
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06/04/2024 |
24-3367 |
CP funding allocated $500,000 |
Location:
Address (if applicable): Multiple
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Telephone System Repair Replace |
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Total Existing Budget |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Commercial Paper |
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$865,000 |
$865,000 |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
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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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Total Personnel |
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Anticipated Court Date: 10/29/2026
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