Primary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 2
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Adrian Garcia, Commissioner
Managing Department: Commissioner, Precinct 2
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Adrian Garcia, Commissioner
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Change Investment Memo
Project Name: East Harris County Healthcare and Social Services
Project ID (if applicable): 21102MF1QB01
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE 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
Incremental Authorization Requested: $489,300
Total Estimated Project Cost: $7,100,790
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of a Change Investment Memo for the East Harris County Healthcare and Social Services project, for an incremental amount of $489,300 for a total authorization of $7,100,790 and commercial paper funding in the amount of $490,000 for a total allocation of $2,945,000.
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Project Description:
On Friday, August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey struck 280 miles of the Texas Gulf Coast, retreated, and made another landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border, inundating Southeast Texas with catastrophic flooding and inflicting approximately $125 billion in damage over a four-day period. Northeast Houston and Unincorporated East Harris County were two of the hardest-hit and neglected communities following this Category 4 hurricane. Prior to the storm, residents turned to East Houston Regional Medical Center (EHRMC) for their medical care. As with many homes & businesses, EHRMC flooded & permanently closed. Northeast Houston and East Harris County have historically experienced limited local healthcare services, with a dire lack of primary care physicians...
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