Department: County Engineer
Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP County Engineer
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): UPIN 19104MF12M01; Job No. 23/0041
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Environmental Allies, Inc
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 27%
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): 21.97%
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a change in contract with Environmental Allies, Inc, in connection with Bear Creek Village Subdivision Drainage Improvements - 2018, with an addition in the amount of $39,468.89, Job No. 23/0041-3, UPIN 19104MF12M01, Precinct 4, MWDBE Contracted Goal: 27%, MWDBE Current Participation: 21.97%.
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Background and Discussion:
The is 675 acres generally bound by Clay Road to the south, State Highway 6 to the west, Addicks Satsuma Road to the north, and the Addicks Reservoir to the east. The structures in the subdivision have suffered repetitive flood losses. Most recently, during Hurricane Harvey, 1,396 structures were flooded. Prior to that, the Tax Day flood in April 2016 flooded 306 structures. Drainage problems within the Bear Creek Village Subdivision primarily result from ponding areas where the storm sewer system is inadequate to collect and drain extreme event runoff. Drainage analysis has shown that street regrading and storm sewer replacement, in addition to channels in the reservoir, will provide the optimal reduction in flood risk for the subdivision. Stage A includes limited work within the subdivision. Stage B completes the subdivision work and includes the channels in the Addicks reservoir. This contract includes construction services for Stage A. Construction of these improvements to be performed by Environmental Allies, LLC, ensures that that the project is built in accordance...
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