ORDINANCE appropriating $1,700,00.00 out of Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund as additional appropriation to contract between City of Houston and FREESE AND NICHOLS, INC for On-Call Professional Environmental Consulting Services for the Houston Airport System, amending Ordinance No. 2020-0782 to increase the maximum contract amount

S97–Q2904.A1 – Approve an ordinance appropriating $1,700,000.00 out of the Renewal and Replacement Fund (8010) and approve an amending ordinance to Ordinance No. 2020-0782 (approved on September 16, 2020) to increasing the maximum contract amount from $7,500,000.00 to $9,200,000.00 to the contract between the City of Houston and Freese and Nichols, Inc., for on-call professional environmental consulting services for the Houston Airport System.

Specific Explanation:

The Director of the Houston Airport System and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that the City Council approve an ordinance appropriating $1,700,000.00 out of the Renewal and Replacement Fund and approve an amending ordinance to the contract between the City of Houston and Freese and Nichols, Inc., increasing the maximum contract amount from $7,500,000.00 to $9,200,000.00 for on-call professional environmental consulting services for the Houston Airport System.

The contract was awarded on September 16, 2020, by Ordinance No. 2020-0782 for a three-year term with two one-year options in the amount of $7,500,000.00. Expenditures as of November 2024 total $7,434,541.93. The additional funds will facilitate the progress of various projects within the above scope through the contract term of September 2025 while a new contract is solicited.  The $1,700,000.00 will be allocated as needed through Letters of Authorization (LOAs).

The scope of work requires the contractor to provide the skills and expertise in environmental services (e.g., Air Quality Assessments and Permitting) to address airport environmental issues at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (IAH), William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) and Ellington Airport (EFD). The contractor is required to provide a variety of services, including:

• Air Quality Assessment and Permitting
• Asbestos, Lead-Based Paint and Mold Consulting Services
• Aviation Noise Services
• Water Quality Assessment, Permitting, and Reporting
• Indoor Air Quality permitting and investigations
• Mitigation of Leaking Petroleum Storage Tanks (LPSTs)
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and General Conformity Review of
• Capital Development Projects
• Ecological and Biological Resources
• Emergency Response Coordination, Sampling, and Oversight
• Sustainability Master Plan (Services)
• Environmental Grants & Funding
• Environmental Management Information Systems (EMIS)
• Wetlands Study/Delineation and Wildlife Management

DBE Participation:

The contract was awarded with a 35% MWBE participation Level. Freese and Nichols, Inc. is achieving 36.61% of the required DBE goal.

Fiscal Note:

 No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.

Ordinance No. 2020-0782, passed September 16, 2020

$1,700,000.00

Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund

Fund (8010)