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Juan Chavira , P. Infrastructure provides construction services related to the street, bridge, sidewalks, bikeways, overlays, stormwater, water and wastewater infrastructure systems. Also, the Branch provides construction management, engineering support and project inspection for the aforementioned construction activities included in the city's Adopted Five Year Capital Improvement Plan.

Cheryl Harris , Deputy Assistant Director. Project Support provides quality customer service to the citizens of Houston, Houston Public Works and other departments within the city. SSB also provides centralized administrative support for the division including: monthly reporting, training coordination and tracking, award programs, vehicle compliance, maintenance of employee performance evaluations, safety compliance, personnel actions, and budget preparation and management and inventory control.

Marjorie Cox , Assistant Director. Real Estate, led by Assistant Director, Marjorie Cox,, researches and acquires real property interests needed for public use in support of the implementation of the Adopted Five Year Capital Improvement Plan. Additionally, the Branch manages the sale of City-owned property interests streets, easements and alleys and processes requests for encroachments into streets or alleys through the Joint Referral Committee JRC process.

For property interests acquired, sold, or exchanged, the Branch oversees value estimates through the appraisal review process or provides value recommendations. To accomplish these necessary tasks, the Branch utilizes the four specialized personnel sections listed below:. The Survey Section provides many services related to Land Surveying. The Survey Section is also a resource to private surveyors working on projects within the City.

Mike Pezeshki, P. The Geotechnical Section is solely responsible for implementation of critical quality control measures on construction projects through management of engineering testing service contracts for Houston Public Works. The Environmental Section provides for environmental investigations of potential hazards such as chemical, lead, asbestos, etc.

The Branch also reviews all Geotechnical and Environmental Reports and Proposals during the design phase of Houston Public Works Capital Improvement Projects and provides consulting services to all the divisions of the department on geotechnical and environmental issues.

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