SUBJECT: Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Houston and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for Bridge Replacement or Rehabilitation Off the State System for Tiffany Drive Bridge at HCFCD Ditch.
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt an ordinance approving and authorizing an Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Houston and TxDOT.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: The Federal Off-System Bridge Program is administered by TxDOT to replace or rehabilitate structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges located on public roads and streets not located in the designated state highway system.
DESCRIPTION: This project consists of rehabilitating or replacing the Tiffany Drive Bridge at HCFCD Ditch.
LOCATION: The project area is generally bound by West Orem Drive to the north, West Fuqua to the South, Hiram Clarke to the east and South Post Oak to the west.
SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT AND FEE: The Texas Administrative Code, Title 43, Section 15.55 provides that under specified conditions, the 10 percent local government match requirement may be waived if the local government performs an equivalent dollar amount of structural improvement work on another deficient bridge within its jurisdiction (Equivalent-Match Projects). The Texas Transportation Commission approved Minute Order No. 115005 dated August 31, 2017 for the reconstruction of the Tiffany Drive Bridge listed below under the Federal Off-System Bridge Program, hereinafter, referred to as “Participation Waived” Project. City Council, under Resolution No. 2018-0018 dated March 7, 2018, approved the request for a waiver. Under Resolution No. 2020-0028 dated June 3, 2020, City Council amended Resolution No. 2018-0018 to correct the estimated amount of the local match participation. Transportation Commission Minute Order No. 115005 dated August 31, 2017 was superseded with Minute Order 115550 dated August 29, 2019.
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Bridge
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Key Map No.
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NBI Structure No.
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Control Section Job No.
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Council District
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Tiffany Drive at HCFCD Ditch
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571Q
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121020B64329531
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0912-72-403
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Based on field investigations, the following bridge was identified as the appropriate candidate for replacement under this program.
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Location
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Key Map No.
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Council District
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4100 Oxford Street
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453J
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The city proposes to replace the existing deficient wood bridge with a concrete culvert bridge. The new bridge will cost a total of approximately $379,940.00. The local match participation required for the reconstruction of the Participation-Waived bridge is $37,994.00.
FISCAL NOTE: No significant fiscal operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
ACTION RECOMMENDED: It is recommended that City Council adopt an ordinance approving and authorizing an Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Houston and TxDOT.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Houston Public Works
WBS No. N-240008-0001-7