SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a work order with Chen Moore and Associates, Inc., of Fort Lauderdale, FL, for North Beach Stormwater Pump Stations design, permitting, and bidding support (24-0037-EN), in the amount of $1,291,598.00 pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 50-24, North Beach Stormwater and Tidal Flooding Improvements, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
North Clearwater Beach has long faced chronic flooding due to flat topography, and tidal influences exacerbated by sea level rise. These recurring issues have disrupted daily life, and constrained access in and out of the North Beach Neighborhood. In response, the City developed a comprehensive Master Plan and partnered with engineers, environmental experts, and the community to implement phased, resilient infrastructure upgrades.
This agenda item requests approval of a professional engineering agreement to initiate the first Work Order under RFQ 50-24, North Beach Stormwater & Tidal Flooding Improvements, with Chen Moore and Associates.
The selected engineering firm, Chen Moore and Associates, was chosen by a five-member Public Works selection committee in June 2024 based on qualifications submitted in response to RFQ 50-24. The committee recognized the team’s strong experience delivering complex drainage and pump station systems in low-lying coastal areas, and their ability to align resilient infrastructure design with strategic funding.
This initial work includes final design, permitting, and bidding support for five new stormwater pump stations, raising the electrical components at the existing Kipling Plaza stormwater pump station, and the design of the Bruce Avenue and Carlouel storm basins gravity pipe interconnection. These areas are identified as implementation ready. The work order also includes detailed design of interconnecting pipes of the drainage system to create backup routes for stormwater flow. Additional hydraulic modeling will be completed to help decide what future improvements should be made in the next phase of the project (a future supplemental work order presented to council at a later date). The work order includes the development of a comprehensive grant funding roadmap and permitting strategy. Key allowances are included to evaluate future interconnection corridors, support geotechnical investigations, and advance landscape design. An optional allowance is included for the design of a sixth pump station at Carlouel, which will be evaluated further based on funding availability and project performance.
This work order reflects a modular, scalable approach that allows early construction of standardized pump stations while deferring more complex elements to a future work order. The City intends to maximize economies of scale by reusing design elements across multiple sites. Construction is targeted to begin around 9 months following issuance of design notice to proceed. Construction-phase engineering services will be included in a later supplemental work order and are not included in this initial work order.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
ENST240001-DSGN-PROSVC $1,291,598.00
Funding for this work order is available in Capital Improvement Project ENST240001, North Beach Pump Station, to fund this project.
This project is funded by revenues from the Stormwater Utility Enterprise Fund.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
This item falls under objective 1.2 (maintaining public infrastructure) within High Performing Government.
