Subject:
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Scope of Work and Budget Allocation for the Eau Gallie Northeast Muck Removal Project
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Fiscal Impact:
No net increase - Project funding was previously approved in the annually updated Save Our Indian River Lagoon Project Plan (Fund 1260)
Dept/Office:
Natural Resources Management Department
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners 1) approve amending the scope of work for the Eau Gallie Northeast Muck Removal Project to focus on removing muck from areas with the highest nutrient flux, using Save Our Indian River Lagoon Trust Funds allocated for both muck removal and interstitial treatment to bid dredging without interstitial treatment, 2) authorize staff to negotiate and the County Manager to execute change orders to remove more muck and/or add interstitial treatment to the contract if the negotiated cost is reasonable and sufficient funds are available or become available, and 3) extend this same flexibility and approach to all muck removal projects approved in the Save Our Indian River Lagoon (SOIRL) Project Plan, as necessary, so projects can move forward within their allocated budgets.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Muck removal in the Eau Gallie area of the Indian River was included in the original 2016 SOIRL Project Plan with an allocation of $26,250,000 to remove 750,000 cubic yards from 692 acres. Through the process of annual plan updates, this muck removal project was refined and downsized to approximately one-third its original scope. Funding was reduced to $8,750,000 to remove approximately 250,000 cubic yards (CY) from 73 acres located Northeast of the Eau Gallie causeway. When treatment of interstitial water was added to the SOIRL Project Plan as a project type, $1,270,487 was allocated to scrub dissolved nutrients from the water extracted from muck dredged from the Eau Gallie Northeast area.
The 2024 Plan Update allocated the contingency for inflation to individual pr...
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