Source: Port of Houston Authority
Management Agreement, Monitoring Equipment Being Proposed
HOUSTON, Feb. 20, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Port Commission of The Port of Houston Authority (PHA) approved the extension of a Bayport Terminal Complex management agreement and authorized sealed proposals for security monitoring devices at the regular February 19 meeting.
The Commission also presented a resolution to PHA Executive Director H. Thomas Kornegay honoring him as Houston Area 2008 Engineer of the Year.
BAYPORT MATTERS
(Agenda G17) Commissioners approved a PHA staff recommendation to authorize amendment/extension of a contract with Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. for program management services to the Bayport Terminal Complex, Phase I program. The contract has been amended, annually, for the past six years to provide for specific tasks scheduled for the upcoming year. This year's contract -- proposed not to exceed $4.8 million -- includes design management of the gate expansion, Marine Emergency Building and design support to future empty container yards, as well as container freight station development, environmental planning and technical services. Additionally, the plan calls for construction management and inspection for the Phase I wharf, advance dredging and fill placement and four building contracts.
SECURITY MATTERS
(Agenda K3) Commissioners approved the advertising and receipt of competitive sealed proposals for access control, closed-circuit television and fiber optics network controls at PHA's Executive Office Building and the Port Coordination Center. The project -- partially funded through federal security grants -- is estimated to cost between $615,000 and $715,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
(Agenda M4) Commissioners approved monthly lease agreements with VPSI Inc. to lease vans under the METROVan program for up to six months, beginning on March 1, 2008. This action will further implement PHA employee vanpools under a program co-sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Harris County (METRO) and the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC). Current lease payments total about $5,000 per month, with PHA employees responsible for all fuel and toll costs. Five vanpools currently operate under the program.
GENERAL MATTERS
(Agenda K5) The Commission authorized advertising and receipt of proposals for disaster recovery "hot-site" services for PHA over a three-year coverage period beginning May 1, 2008. The service provides PHA with business continuity services, allowing for computer hardware and facilities to re-establish business services in the event of a disaster. Most recently, those services were provided in preparation for Hurricane Rita.
This news release is not a substitute for the official PHA agenda. To view the complete agenda, please visit: http://portofhouston.com/publicrelations/meetings.html
The Port of Houston Authority owns and operates the public facilities located along the Port of Houston, the 25-mile long complex of diversified public and private facilities designed for handling general cargo, containers, grain and other dry bulk materials, project and heavy lift cargo, and other types of cargo. Each year, more than 7,000 vessels call at the port, which ranks first in the U.S. in foreign waterborne tonnage, second in overall total tonnage, and 10th largest in the world. The Port Authority plays a vital role in ensuring navigational safety along the Houston Ship Channel, which has been instrumental in Houston's development as a center of international trade. The Barbours Cut Container Terminal and Central Maintenance Facility are the first of any U.S. port facilities to develop and implement an innovative Environmental Management System that meets the rigorous standards of ISO 14001. Additionally, the port is an approved delivery point for Coffee "C" futures contracts traded on the New York Board of Trade's Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange.
For more information, please visit www.portofhouston.com
To access the port's web site photo gallery, please visit http://www.portofhouston.com/publicrelations/publicrelations.html and click the link for PHA Photo Gallery.
The Port of Houston Authority logo is available at http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=720
CONTACT: Port of Houston Authority
Lisa Ashley-Whitlock, Communications Manager
(713) 670-2644
Cell: (832) 247-8179
lwhitlock@poha.com
Argentina M. James, Director of Public Affairs
(713) 670-2568
Cell: (713) 306-6822
ajames@poha.com
Keywords: MARITIME, CONTRACTS
Source: Port of Houston Authority
Management Agreement, Monitoring Equipment Being Proposed
HOUSTON, Feb. 20, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Port Commission of The Port of Houston Authority (PHA) approved the extension of a Bayport Terminal Complex management agreement and authorized sealed proposals for security monitoring devices at the regular February 19 meeting.
The Commission also presented a resolution to PHA Executive Director H. Thomas Kornegay honoring him as Houston Area 2008 Engineer of the Year.
BAYPORT MATTERS
(Agenda G17) Commissioners approved a PHA staff recommendation to authorize amendment/extension of a contract with Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. for program management services to the Bayport Terminal Complex, Phase I program. The contract has been amended, annually, for the past six years to provide for specific tasks scheduled for the upcoming year. This year's contract -- proposed not to exceed $4.8 million -- includes design management of the gate expansion, Marine Emergency Building and design support to future empty container yards, as well as container freight station development, environmental planning and technical services. Additionally, the plan calls for construction management and inspection for the Phase I wharf, advance dredging and fill placement and four building contracts.
SECURITY MATTERS
(Agenda K3) Commissioners approved the advertising and receipt of competitive sealed proposals for access control, closed-circuit television and fiber optics network controls at PHA's Executive Office Building and the Port Coordination Center. The project -- partially funded through federal security grants -- is estimated to cost between $615,000 and $715,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
(Agenda M4) Commissioners approved monthly lease agreements with VPSI Inc. to lease vans under the METROVan program for up to six months, beginning on March 1, 2008. This action will further implement PHA employee vanpools under a program co-sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Harris County (METRO) and the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC). Current lease payments total about $5,000 per month, with PHA employees responsible for all fuel and toll costs. Five vanpools currently operate under the program.
GENERAL MATTERS
(Agenda K5) The Commission authorized advertising and receipt of proposals for disaster recovery "hot-site" services for PHA over a three-year coverage period beginning May 1, 2008. The service provides PHA with business continuity services, allowing for computer hardware and facilities to re-establish business services in the event of a disaster. Most recently, those services were provided in preparation for Hurricane Rita.
This news release is not a substitute for the official PHA agenda. To view the complete agenda, please visit: http://portofhouston.com/publicrelations/meetings.html
The Port of Houston Authority owns and operates the public facilities located along the Port of Houston, the 25-mile long complex of diversified public and private facilities designed for handling general cargo, containers, grain and other dry bulk materials, project and heavy lift cargo, and other types of cargo. Each year, more than 7,000 vessels call at the port, which ranks first in the U.S. in foreign waterborne tonnage, second in overall total tonnage, and 10th largest in the world. The Port Authority plays a vital role in ensuring navigational safety along the Houston Ship Channel, which has been instrumental in Houston's development as a center of international trade. The Barbours Cut Container Terminal and Central Maintenance Facility are the first of any U.S. port facilities to develop and implement an innovative Environmental Management System that meets the rigorous standards of ISO 14001. Additionally, the port is an approved delivery point for Coffee "C" futures contracts traded on the New York Board of Trade's Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange.
For more information, please visit www.portofhouston.com
To access the port's web site photo gallery, please visit http://www.portofhouston.com/publicrelations/publicrelations.html and click the link for PHA Photo Gallery.
The Port of Houston Authority logo is available at http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=720
CONTACT: Port of Houston Authority
Lisa Ashley-Whitlock, Communications Manager
(713) 670-2644
Cell: (832) 247-8179
lwhitlock@poha.com
Argentina M. James, Director of Public Affairs
(713) 670-2568
Cell: (713) 306-6822
ajames@poha.com
Keywords: MARITIME, CONTRACTS
