Award a professional services contract to KSA  to provide Engineering and Architectural services for the community center expansion projects funded by the CDBG MIT-MOD grant.

On September 6, 2022, the City of Texas City was allocated $8,012,689 under the CDBG MIT-MOD Program by the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) on behalf of the Texas General Land Office (GLO). These monies must fund projects that reduce local risks, foster long-term community resilience that is forward-looking and encourage the prioritization of local investments with local impacts in risk reduction for hurricanes, tropical storms and depressions, and flooding.

GrantWorks was awarded the grant management contract by the City of Texas City on October 5, 2022, and released a Request for Qualifications for Engineering/Architectural Services on October 12, 2022, on behalf of the City.  The submission deadline of the SOQs was October 27, 2022, by 3:00 p.m.  Eight (8) SOQs were received in response to this RFQ, 3 of which were incomplete and not reviewed.  Of the 5 that were reviewed, 3 were chosen for interviews with the Selection Review Committee.  The Committee's intention was to identify two firms that would enter into contract with the City to provide Engineering/Architectural services on CDBG MIT-MOD projects.  KSA was chosen as one of the two firms and designated to work on the community center expansion projects funded by the grant.

It is recommended by the CDBG MIT-MOD Selection Review Committee that Mayor Johnson should enter into a professional services contract with KSA on behalf of the City of Texas City to provide Engineering and Architectural services for the community center expansion projects funded by the CDBG MIT-MOD and Entitlement grants.