7 items where Harris County Commissioners Court's official record names Harris County Toll Road Authority as the department bringing it forward.
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The county is entering an agreement with TxDOT to allow the Harris County Toll Road Authority to build safety and operational improvements along the Sam Houston Tollway from Ella Boulevard to State Highway 225, and the county will reimburse TxDOT $235,572.07 within ten business days of the agreement taking effect.
The court declared the Sam Houston Tollway / State Highway 225 Direct Connector Project a public necessity and authorized the Harris County Toll Road Authority to sign an encroachment agreement with Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline LLC to allow conduit installation for the project.
The Court approved directing the Harris County Toll Road Authority to hire an outside auditor to review how surplus toll road revenue has been spent, starting with fiscal year 2026, to confirm compliance with Texas Transportation Code Section 284.0031.
The Court approved amendments to existing agreements with five safety training providers to add OSHA instructor training rates to those contracts, covering OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour certification training for HCTRA employees, contractors, and vendors.
The Court took up two separate motions on this item: one to reduce retainage from 5% to 2% for The Gonzalez Group, LP on a new EZ TAG Store construction project, and a separate motion directing the County Administrator to develop a unified retainage and payment policy across county departments.
The Court approved a request to advertise for construction bids for pavement surface repairs on SH 249 Tomball Tollway, a Harris County Toll Road Authority project.
The Court approved transferring electrical bills for a building at 7885 Northcourt Road and authorizing the Harris County Toll Road Authority to pay those monthly bills as part of its lease of that property.