Department: Flood Control District
Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Negotiation
Project ID (if applicable): H125-00-00-E001
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Agha Engineering, LLC
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 for approval to negotiate an agreement with Agha Engineering, LLC to provide preliminary engineering, design, bidding, and construction phase engineering services in support of channel conveyance improvements and a stormwater detention basin on HCFCD Unit H125-00-00. (Hunting Bayou Watershed, Bond ID F-17, Project ID H125-00-00-E001, Precincts 1 and 2).
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Background and Discussion:
This is a request to authorize negotiation for an agreement that will provide engineering services to advance the recommended alternative identified in a feasibility study through preliminary engineering, design, and construction stages. The recommended alternative includes deepening of the existing channel, increasing culvert capacity and a 120 acre-ft stormwater detention basin to mitigate flooding in the Gellhorn Drive area. This project is located at the Hunting Bayou Watershed just north of the intersection of I-10E and I-610. This project occurs in the 3rd quartile under the 2022 Prioritization Framework approved by Commissioners Court.
Expected Impact:
The project seeks to reduce flood risks and strengthen resiliency in the Hunting Bayou Watershed by alleviating property and structural damage to adjacent communities. The project also eliminates street flooding for the 10-year event and promotes 95% reduction in street flooding for the 25-year event. Additionally, the flooding 'duration' of inundated areas during the 50-year event will be significantly redu...
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