Department: County Engineer
Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, County Engineer
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): UPIN #19101MF14P01
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): IDS Engineering Group, Inc.
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - project was awarded prior to launch of County's M/WBE Program
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to execute an amendment with IDS Engineering Group, Inc. in the amount of $44,598.00 for Professional Engineering Services to provide Drainage Improvements to Parkway Forest Subdivision, UPIN 19101MF14P01, Precinct 1, MWDBE Contracted Goal 0%, project was awarded prior to launch of County's M/WBE Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The Parkway Forest Subdivision is located in Precinct 1, northeast Harris County, east of C.E. King Parkway, west of Beltway 8, and on either side of Tidwell Road and is located in the Greens Bayou watershed. The project area consists of approximately 200 acres of residential development. The existing drainage system consists of a concrete curb and gutter storm sewer system. Extreme events such as Hurricane Harvey, overland flows from the north and backup into HCFCD Channel P122-00-00 causing street ponding and structural flooding. The scope of the project includes increasing storm sewer capacity in the existing systems by constructing two detention basins and an additional outfall structure into channel P122-00-00. This amendment incorporates the additional design services required to modify our detention basin design for the basin along Tidwell Road. The basin will be modified to provide a recreational amenity to the community.
Expected Impact:
This project seeks to reduce flood risk and strengthen resiliency in Harris County by assisting in the a...
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