P23-WS1227730524) Approve the purchase of an on-site evaluation services from Diversified in the total amount of $99,250.00 through the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) cooperative purchasing program for Houston Public Works.
Specific Explanation:
The Chief Operating Officer of Houston Public Works (HPW) and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve an award to Diversified in the total amount of $99,250.00 through the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) cooperative purchasing program for Houston Public Works.
This is a request to evaluate the control room floor at TranStar. TranStar is the primary coordination site for state, county, and local agencies for day-to-day transportation and mobility and responding to disasters and emergencies. This consolidated control center houses teams from the City of Houston, Harris County, METRO, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The facility is a thirty (30) year old design. The control room operator workstations are not ergonomically compliant, and the technology is not based on the latest best practices in control rooms; all are approaching the end of life.
The scope of services will provide design expertise and stakeholder coordination in developing a Gap Analysis for the current Control Center.
This recommendation is made pursuant to subsection 271.102 (c) of the Texas Local Government Code, which provides that “a local government that purchases goods or services from a cooperative purchasing program or organization satisfies any state law requiring the local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the goods or services.”
MWBE Participation:
This procurement is exempt from the City’s MWBE subcontracting requirements as the total expenditure does not exceed the $100,000.00 threshold.
Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt from the City’s Hire Houston First Ordinance. Bids/proposals were not solicited because the department is utilizing an Interlocal/Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for this purchase.
Fiscal Note:
Funding for this item is included in the FY25 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.
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Jedediah Greenfield, Chief Procurement Officer Randall V. Macchi, Chief Operating Officer
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division Houston Public Works
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Estimated Spending Authority:
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Department
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FY2025
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Out Years
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Total
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Houston Public Works
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$99,250.00
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$0.00
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$99,250.00
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