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Harris County Commissioners Court voted on Tuesday to reject all bids for maintenance of System Galaxy control and burglar alarm systems for the Harris County Toll Road Authority. Secure Net, Inc. had bid $257,177 for the job, but members of the commissioners court said it should be advertised for new bids. The commissioners
court approved a $500,000 architectural services agreement with Morris
Architects, Inc., for construction phase services in the amount of
$500,000 in connection with the Harris County Juvenile Justice Center. The commissioners court approved a reduction of $4,862 in the contract with J.T. Vaughn Construction Company for work at the justice center. The action adds 25 calendar days to the project. The commissioners court authorized expansion of the LBJ Hospital on 61 tracts north of Loop 610 and east of Lockwood, south of Kelley and west of the existing hospital, and to provide landowner relocation assistance up to $35,000, subject to the new budget.
The commissioners court voted to charge the Hospital District $1,500 per tract for acquisition services and $2,500 per displaced landowner or tenant for relocation services, also subject to the new budget.
The commissioners court approved payment of $125,000 to Klotz Associates, Inc., for additional engineering services in support of the Tropical Storm Allison recovery project.
The commissioners court authorized payment of $30,000 to M2L Associates, Inc., for landscape architectural services in support of the Flood Control District's engineering and maintenance programs and $120,000 to Sirrus Engineers, Inc., for engineering services in support of the district's planning and capital improvement programs.
Two items were withdrawn from the commissioners court agenda; a recommendation for authorization to negotiate with Uptown Houston District for an interlocal agreement to jointly develop a transportation center near the Westpark Tollway and Loop 610; and a request by Constable Gary Freeman for approval of a car allowance for a chief clerk position.
The commissioners court included permission for members of the commissioners court to travel to Denver, Colorado, to participate in a site visit of Denver Health and Hospitals and for a site visit to the Federally Qualified Health Center of Access Community Health Network in Chicago.
The commissioners court authorized two employees to attend the annual Texas Fire and Arson Investigators seminar March 21-26 in Austin.
All other agenda items were approved.
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