The request of staff for City Council is to review and consider for approval Task Order No. 1 from the Florida Design Consultants, Inc. (FDC) for engineering services in the amount not to exceed $150,250.00 for the proposed 2023/24 Street Improvement Project design, bidding, and construction phases.

As City Council may recall, the City performed a Roadway Needs Assessment in 2014.  Although FDC has not performed Roadway designs with the City they have successfully completed a variety of projects in the past. The lead engineer for this project has complete several roadway projects for the City under other Engineering Firms. After review of the dollar amount for this task order, it falls well within industry standards. 

 Included in the report was a ranking system that identified roadways by their existing condition and placing them into groups or paving cycles.  The streets included in this task order are identified as paving group cycle seven (7).  They include:

1.     Grand Boulevard from Sims Lane to Broadway Avenue

2.     Marine Parkway from US19 to Grand Boulevard

3.     Florida Avenue from Madison Street to Congress Street

4.     Pennsylvania Avenue from Madison Street to Congress Street

5.     Central Avenue from Madison Street to Harrison Street

6.     Harrison Street from Old Main Street to Indiana Avenue

7.     Polk Street from Old Main Street to Indiana Avenue