Department:
Elections Administrator
Department Head/Elected Official: Isabel Longoria
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Lease Agreement
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): G&I X Industrial Houston, LP, a Delaware limited partnership
MWDBE Participation (if applicable): N/A
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a lease with G&I X Industrial Houston, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, for use of industrial space at 5730 Campbell Road, Houston, Texas 77041 in Precinct 4 for storage space for voting equipment and other
departmental needs, with a term beginning upon full execution of the lease and expiring twenty four full months after the commencement date, estimated to be October 31, 2023, and an initial monthly payment of $34,403.
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Background and Discussion: Per previous direction from Commissioners Court, the
Elections Administrator's Office has worked with FPM to find short-term warehouse space to fill the gap between our current available warehouse space and our space needs with new
election equipment. The requested lease, reviewed and approved by FPM and the County Attorney's Office, is the product of that search. The lease includes a two-year term and would provide sufficient space for the
Elections Administrator to continue receiving new equipment into 2022. Cost estimates are based on anticipated lease amounts, utilities estimate and cost estimate for moving existing materials to new facility.
Expected Impact: As identified by the Office of
Elections Administrator and by Autoarch in a space assessment study, the
Elections Administrator has a 30k+ sq ft deficit in space. This lease will help alleviate the space deficit and will lead to the
Elections Technology Center coming into compliance with the fire code.
Alternative Options: There is currently no space available in a County owned facility and the OEA cannot reduce equipment to the level required to compl...
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