ITB - Greens Bayou Mid-Reach Channel Conveyance Improvements (Segment 1) at John F. Kennedy Boulevard for Harris County Flood Control District (CDBG-DR/GLO)

Harris County is soliciting bids for the Greens Bayou Mid-Reach Channel Conveyance Improvements (Segment 1) at John F. Kennedy Boulevard, identified as Project ID P100-00-00-E014. This infrastructure restoration project is funded through the Texas General Land Office and HUD's Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program following Hurricane Harvey. The project has a performance period of 244 calendar days and requires adherence to HCFCD, City of Houston, and TxDOT standard specifications, with administrative procedures managed via Oracle Primavera Unifier. The contract mandates strict compliance with federal and local labor and security standards. Key requirements include adherence to the Davis-Bacon Act for prevailing wages and the Harris County Minimum Wage Policy, which establishes a wage floor of 21.65 per hour for eligible workers. Contractors must meet HUD Section 3 benchmarks, targeting 25 percent of total labor hours for Section 3 residents and 5 percent for targeted workers. Additionally, the project requires mandatory Workers Compensation Insurance and strict data protection protocols under the GLO Information Security Appendix, including NIST cybersecurity framework compliance and 24-hour breach notification. Awardees must comply with various federal regulations, including the Clean Air Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. There is a strict prohibition on the use of telecommunications equipment from designated vendors such as Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua. Contractors are responsible for ensuring all subcontractors meet these federal flow-down requirements and must certify that they are not debarred or suspended from federal programs.