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): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Freese and Nichols, Inc.
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 40%
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to execute an amendment with Freese and Nichols, Inc. in the amount of $3,600,000.00 for Professional On-Call Engineering and related services as may be needed in connection with various 2018 Bond Program Road and Bridge Subdivision Drainage Projects, Countywide, MWDBE Contracted Goal 40%.
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Background and Discussion:
The Office of the County Engineer continues to deliver projects to reduce the risk of flooding within subdivisions caused by ineffective storm water drainage facilities in those subdivisions and improve mobility and community facilities. The Freese and Nichols, Inc. retainer on-call agreement is being utilized to provide staff augmentation services needed to deliver and support various subdivision drainage improvement projects countywide. Continuation of the use of staff augmentation services will allow the work to proceed without delay as scheduled.
Expected Impact:
Successful completion of these projects will help Harris County residents by reducing their risk of flooding within the subdivision and improving mobility and safety.
Alternative Options:
Commissioners Court could opt to hire permanent Harris County staff to complete the work, or the project delivery schedules could be adjusted to reduce the number of projects underway concurrently to allow current Harris County staff to complete the work.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
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