Legislation Details

File #: 25-2974    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Amendment Status: Passed
File created: 4/30/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 5/8/2025 Final action: 5/8/2025
Title: Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent that the County Judge execute an amendment to an agreement with METCO ENGINEERING, INC. in the additional amount of $426,326 to provide funding to compensate for additional services, add additional requirements and add the County's General Conditions for building construction and related work & roads, bridges and related work dated effective as of January 27, 2025 for installation of distributed energy resources at community centers and libraries in Harris County, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (230498), MWBE Contracted Goal: 15%.
Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis

Secondary Department: County Engineer
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA

Type of Request: Contract - Amendment

Project ID (if applicable): 230498
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): METCO ENGINEERING, INC.

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 15%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above

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):
title
Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent that the County Judge execute an amendment to an agreement with METCO ENGINEERING, INC. in the additional amount of $426,326 to provide funding to compensate for additional services, add additional requirements and add the County's General Conditions for building construction and related work & roads, bridges and related work dated effective as of January 27, 2025 for installation of distributed energy resources at community centers and libraries in Harris County, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (230498), MWBE Contracted Goal: 15%.
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Background and Discussion:
Award the amendment of the Distributed Energy Resources at Community Centers and Libraries in Harris County Precincts 1, 2, 3, & 4. Considerations for annual Operations & Maintenance cost to be deliberated and negotiated later. There has not been an Notice to Proceed issued to the vendor since the contract award, therefore the MWBE Current Participation is not applicable.

Expected Impact:
Proceed with the execution and kickoff of the Distributed Energy Resources project with eight (8) of the original sixteen (16) locations.



Alternative Options:
Cancel this Request for Proposal, complete the design...

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