TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Non-District Budget and Capital Improvement Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for Kayak Launch Repairs and Utilities Administration and Field Operations Building in the Amount of $13,195,681; Providing for Findings; Providing for Posting: Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Approve Resolution No. 2024-R-27.
Background Information
Parks & Recreation Department
The Parks & Recreation Department received numerous guaranteed maximum price packages associated with repairs and replacements for two park sites and three kayak launches. In total, these proposals equal $374,431. The Parks and Recreation Department currently has approximately $135,500 unencumbered in the existing Hurricane Ian allocated repair funds. As such, an additional $238,931 is needed to make the Hurricane Ian related repairs at the following locations: Kirk Park, Oaks Park, Water Control Structure (WCS)106 East Kayak Launch, WCS 106 West Kayak Launch and WCS 101 Sandbar Kayak Launch.
Utilities Department
The bid opening for the Utilities Administration & Field Operations Building came in $12.9M higher than what the Engineer's Opinion of Probable Cost was as well as what was budgeted for the construction. Utilities staff worked with the Finance Department staff to identify additional funding needed to award the Construction Contract. The budget amendment will be required for that award.
All three currently budgeted projects have been analyzed and determined that they could be postponed to future budget years in order to fully fund the new building. It is imperative that the new building construction not be delayed because Utilities is currently renting modulars to provide temporary office space for utility staff. Th...
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