SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve amendment one to Joint Partnership Agreement (JPA) between Pinellas County and the City of Clearwater for the South Myrtle Avenue from Clearwater Largo Road to Belleair Road Drainage Project (17-0059-UT) extending the expiration date to April 2021 and increasing estimated costs by $29,082.90 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
Pinellas County intends to improve the stormwater system along South Myrtle Avenue from Clearwater Largo Road to Belleair Road. This construction will necessitate the relocation or adjustment of the City’s sanitary sewer system within the project limits in Pinellas County’s right-of-way (ROW).
April 4, 2018, City Council approved the initial JPA in the amount of $141,510.60 with an agreement expiration of April 30, 2019. The County reprioritized and delayed advertising the project. Construction is currently anticipated to begin the summer of 2019 with completion in February 2020. This amendment extends the agreement two years to April 30, 2021. The City increased the cost estimate by $29,082.90, for a total of $170,593.50.
Pinellas County will receive competitive bids for the stormwater system improvement and utility relocation work and award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. Final costs will be determined by the contractor’s bid. The City will be advised of the actual contract bid costs and be given the opportunity to reject the bid if deemed excessive.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
3277327-546900-96634 $29,082.90
Funds are available in Utility Renewal and Replacement Project 96634, Sanitary Utility Relocation Accommodations, to fund the increase to the JPA.