Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: County Engineer
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Dr Milton Rahman
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Proposals/Bids
Project ID (if applicable): 260117
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a project scheduled for advertisement and consent for Request for Proposal for inspection, testing, and maintenance of the fire and life safety systems equipment and related items for Harris County (260117).
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Background and Discussion:
Pursuant to Tex. Loc. Gov't Code §262.0295(a) and §262.030(d), for any RFP contract submitted and included on this request, submission shall constitute (1) a determination by the Purchasing Agent that it is impractical to prepare detailed specifications for an item to support the award of a purchase contract, and (2) a notification to the commissioners court of the same. If such letter is returned to Purchasing without alterations by commissioners court, that (3) shall constitute a finding by commissioners court that it is impractical to prepare detailed specifications for that item to support the award of a purchase contract, and the Purchasing Agent may use the multistep competitive proposal procedure, or an "RFP" as per Tex. Loc. Gov't Code §262.0295 and §262.030.
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