07-08-19 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: July 8, 2019 Requested By: Lorenzo Wingate Department: Public Works Report ir Resolution 1�'°' Ordinance Exhibits: Engineer's proposal Appropriation Source of Funds: 051-7071-531-1100 Account Number: 051-7071-531-1100 $150,000 (budgeted) Amount Budgeted: $112,301 (remaining) Amount Requested: $59,530.00 Budgeted Item: i; Yes ir No SUMMARY The GLO-CDR has allocated $325,775.30 to the City of La Porte through Harris County's initial MOD and MOD Amendments No. 1 and 2 from the 2015 Floods CDBG-DR funds for infrastructure that failed to function during the declaration period and improvements that principally benefit those of low and moderate income areas. To access the funding allocated to the City of La Porte, the GLO required submission of a Non -Housing Project Application detailing the City's proposed non -housing projects to repair or mitigate damage that occurred during the Presidentially -declared Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 4223-DR-TX (2015 Memorial Day) and FEMA 4245-DR-TX (2015 Halloween) disasters. The Northside Neighborhood Drainage Improvement Project (also referred to as the 6th Street Drainage Improvements from Madison to Main), within the Little Cedar Bayou (F216) Watershed, was awarded funding effective March 9, 2019, with a termination date of August 5, 2021. The goal of the Northside Neighborhood Drainage Improvement Project is to improve the functionality of the storm sewer system and increase the level of service in the region. Based on a previous study, further drainage analysis was necessary to develop the most efficient flood reduction efforts. Given the anticipated scope of proposed improvements and the potential for additional grant funding to supplement the anticipated construction cost, this project will be completed in phases, with this phase providing for the identification of improvements necessary to mitigate flooding and design and construction of the necessary ultimate outfall structure. RFQ #19601 for Engineering Services for Grant Projects was advertised on October 25, 2018, with a closing date of November 20, 2018. Seventeen (17) firms submitted responses. The top four firms - 5Engineering, LLC; AECOM Technical Services, Inc.; Halff Associates, Inc.; and Lockwood Andrews & Newnam, Inc. -were short-listed by the evaluation committee and are considered to be the most qualified respondents for drainage related grant projects. Lockwood, Andrews, & Newnam, Inc. submitted a proposal for preliminary engineering services for the Northside Neighborhood Drainage Improvement Project in the amount of $59,530.00.