Subject:
Title
Request permission to enter into a Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement (UWHCA) with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to bid out the installation of a Sanitary Force Main at the intersection of South Patrick Drive and Banana River Drive as part of their South Patrick Drive Improvements resurfacing project (District 4).
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Fiscal Impact:
Construction cost estimate and contingency for this Department's portion of the project is $1,125,519.49. This Department has a Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) grant in the amount of $14M which will reimburse the County for any payments.
Dept/Office:
Utility Services Department
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board authorize the County Manager to execute all contracts, contract amendments, and any contract extensions, budget change requests (BCR), change orders, amend the five-year Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) as it relates to this project, and any documents, reimbursement requests, or other administrative actions related to this agreement, upon review and approval by the County Attorney's Office, Risk Management, and Purchasing Services.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
In 2022, the Utility Services Department received two grants for wastewater collection system improvements for the South Beaches service area. The grants are from the following: (1) FDEP resiliency grant in the amount of $14M, and (2) ARPA allocation in the amount of $1.8M for the design phase only. All projects associated with the above-mentioned grants are to improve the infrastructure resiliency of our wastewater collection system in the South Beaches service area.
During the due diligence phase of developing projects associated with the above-mentioned improvements, it was determined using a hydraulic model, that a 30-inch parallel force main along South Patrick Drive from our Lift Station B-20 to south of Eau Gallie Boulevard was identified as a high-le...
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