Department: Flood Control District
Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): P500-06-00-E006
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Flood Control District for approval to accept from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) grant funds in the amount of $1,364,846, with a required local cash match of $12,283,623, for the Lauder Stormwater Detention Basin Program (P500-06-00-E006).
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Background and Discussion:
Grant funds will reside in an escrow account authorized in a separate court action. Construction for this project is already underway with a construction contract approved by Commissioners Court on August 5, 2022, for RES Gulf Coast, LLC dba LECON, Inc. in the amount of $22,548,469 This project has also received grant funding assistance from the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) providing up to $8,900,000 for construction of the basin. Of the remaining $13,648,469, $1,364,846 will be covered by the TWDB FIF grant and $12,283,623 will be funded using Flood Resilience Trust. The TWDB grant is calculated as 10% of the local costs and will help to offset funding already allocated by the HCFCD.
The proposed P500-06-00-E006 Lauder Stormwater Detention Basin Project will further improve riverine flood risk in Greens Bayou. Period of Performance for the grant is from execution of the Grant Agreement until successful completion of the project and final accounting.
Expected Impact:
The HCFCD will utilize its resources and the construction management consultant during the construction phase of the project, as well as the management of the grant approval process in compli...
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