Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV-SP, County Engineer
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): UPIN 25035MF3PR01
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Professional Services Industries, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible
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):
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Request for approval of an amendment to an agreement with Professional Services Industries, Inc. in the amount of $175,000.00 for Professional On-Call Engineering Services regarding Construction Materials Testing and related services in connection with various projects, Countywide, UPIN 25035MF3PR01, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
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Background and Discussion:
On-call agreement for construction materials testing and related services for quality assurance and quality control monitoring of materials during construction of various projects countywide.
Expected Impact:
This agreement will allow the firm to conduct field and laboratory testing on soil, concrete, asphalt and various other construction materials to ensure the material's compliance with Harris County Engineering Department's adopted standards and specifications as required by state law.
Alternative Options:
Construction materials testing is required by state law. Thus, alternatives include issuing a purchase order for similar services to a different vendor or cancelling this construction project.
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