RECOMMENDATION: Appropriate funds for the project.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department (GSD) recommends that City Council appropriate $1,030,000.00 out of the Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund renovation of the Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) system, at the Houston Health Department (HHD).
GSD will utilize existing city-wide contracts to perform the work or coordinate with the City’s Strategic Procurement Division to procure required contracts.
PROJECT LOCATION: 8000 N. Stadium Drive Houston, TX 77054
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The scope of work for this project includes this initial phase to replace strategic HVAC equipment across multiple floors that has reached the end of its useful life. Under separate council action, a second phase will occur next fiscal year when additional Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funds are available. The second phase will include engineering and construction. Both phases will work together to mitigate the carbon dioxide issues in the building.
FISCAL NOTE: No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
DIRECTOR’S SIGNATURE/DATE:
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C. J. Messiah, Jr.
General Services Department
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Stephen L. Williams, M. Ed., MPA
Houston Health Department