Legislation Details

File #: 25-5019    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 8/4/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 8/26/2025 Final action: 8/26/2025
Title: Request by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to accept an award in the amount of $19,440,000, with no required match, for the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, for pavement repair and new roadway signage on Louetta Road, and to execute an Advanced Funding Agreement once it is executed by Texas Department of Transportation.
Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer

Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Grant - Award

Project ID (if applicable): Asphalt Package Project - Louetta Road
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Department of Transportation

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): Infrastructure (Design, Construction, Maintenance)

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to accept an award in the amount of $19,440,000, with no required match, for the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, for pavement repair and new roadway signage on Louetta Road, and to execute an Advanced Funding Agreement once it is executed by Texas Department of Transportation.
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Background and Discussion:
The Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG) promotes flexibility in State and local transportation decisions and provides funding to address State and local transportation needs. Harris County Office of the County Engineer (OCE) is submitting a request seeking a resolution to authorize the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funds allocation by Houston Galveston Area Council for utilization of pavement repair and new roadway signage identified as the Louetta Road from Champion Forest Drive to West of IH 45 - project, a critical corridor for residents and businesses alike. The preservation of critical infrastructure is vital to improve the condition, reliability, and resilience of County transportation. Connecting our communities to safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and ...

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