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Agenda Item: 12(b) |
Prepared By: Justin Martin, P.E., Director |
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Business: City Council Item |
Department: Public Works |
Subject:
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Discussion of Options for the West Winterberry (Smokehouse Bay) Bridge - Justin Martin, P.E., Director, Public Works
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BACKGROUND:
The City publicly bid the replacement of the West Winterberry bridge. Bids opened on 3/7/24. The city received three (3) bids. The low bid was $8.7M which includes $1M for accommodations of the water and sewer mains. The budgeted amount for this project was $7M which includes $1.7M in FDOT grant funds. Staff asked the contractor and the design engineer to conduct value engineering to see if cost reductions are possible. The contractor provided a proposal to reduce the construction costs by $913,480 resulting in a total contract price of $7,784,419.
The following options will be presented to the council for consideration:
1. Award the contract as bid… $8.7M. Fund $1M from the water and sewer enterprise fund.
2. Award the contract with the value engineering reductions for a total of $7.8M.
3. Fund the water and sewer-related items in options #1 or 2 with $1M from the water and sewer enterprise fund. This will reduce the general fund need by the same amount.
4. Reject the bids, forego the grant, and proceed with a bridge rehabilitation instead of replacement. Rehabilitation is expected to be $2M. Rehabilitation should result in at least 10 years without the need to replace.
5. Reject the bids, and do nothing.
FUNDING SOURCE / FISCAL IMPACT: Potentially: $5.3M from PW CIP general fund, $1.7 from FDOT grant, $1M from the water and sewer enterprise fund depending on the option selected.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends option #4.
POTENTIAL MOTION: “I move to approve option [state option #] ”.