TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Non-District Budget and Capital Improvement Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for Additional Funding for Price Widening Phase I Project R15PW1 in the Amount of $13,723,472; Providing for Findings; Providing for Posting; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Approve Ordinance No. 2025-09 on first reading and continue to second reading on March 11, 2025.
Recommended Action on Second Reading
Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-09.
Background Information
The following provides a chronological order of events for the Price Boulevard Widening Project:
> Final plans for the Price Boulevard Widening Project include the following essential improvements to approximately 2.8 miles of this east-west arterial roadway:
* The new road section will have two lanes in each direction and a continuous bi-directional turn lane down the center.
* 10-foot-wide concrete multi-use paths will be provided on both sides.
* The roadside swales will be replaced with a closed curb and gutter drainage system.
* Improvements to the Utilities system within the project footprint.
> Prior to advertising the bid, the Engineer on Record provided an estimate of $74,944,376.47 for the project including utilities components.
> Request for Bid (RFB) 2024-28 for the Price Boulevard Widening Project was developed with bid alternatives to allow analysis of cost for the full project with the following options:
* Stamped concrete center turn lane.
* Stamped asphalt center turn lane.
* Standard asphalt pavement center turn lane.
* An option to install a walkway to temporary mailboxes.
* An option to expedite utilities work.
> RFB 2024-28 was advertised on September 3, 2024, with an initial due date of November 5, 2024, however this deadline was ext...
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