TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Agreement No. 2026-03 Construction Engineering and Inspection Services (CEI) for North Port Boulevard Over Cocoplum Waterway Bridge Rehabilitation with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. in the Total Amount of $51,726.88
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement No. 2026-03 Construction Engineering and Inspection Services (CEI) for North Port Boulevard Over Cocoplum Waterway Bridge Rehabilitation with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. in the total amount of $51,726.88
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement No. 2026-03 Construction Engineering and Inspection Services (CEI) for North Port Boulevard Over Cocoplum Waterway Bridge Rehabilitation with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. in the total amount of $51,726.88
Pros: Allows for use of CEI services on the North Port Boulevard Bridge Rehabilitation while following the requirements of the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR).
Cons: Commits $51,726.88 in project funding that would no longer be available for allocation to other potential Public Works capital improvement projects.
Option 2: Deny Agreement No. 2026-03 Construction Engineering and Inspection Services (CEI) for North Port Boulevard Over Cocoplum Waterway Bridge Rehabilitation with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. in the amount of $51,726.88
Pros: Preserves the project funding for potential use for other Public Works capital improvement projects.
Cons: CEI services provide administration of the grant and compliance with grant conditions. Failure to meet those conditions could jeopardize the grant.
Background Information
The Department of Public Works has received grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Community Developmen...
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