9/3/26 - Regular Meeting

Background

The Mayor appointed Yasmeen Neuman to serve as a member of the Board from City Council District 7, for a three year term commencing September 3, 2026 and ending September 2, 2029 or until a qualified successor is selected. The Mayor has requested the approval of the appointment by City Council as required by Chapter 9 of the City of Tampa Code.

Background

It is recommended that the City renew its existing award with MyDatt Services, Inc. dba Block by Block for the provision of Ybor City Community Ambassadors and Environmental Clean Team for use by the Community Redevelopment Agency Department for an additional one-year term. The existing award was made August 2022. This award is in its first renewal term.

MyDatt Services, Inc. dba Block by Block provides excellent service, quality of product, and performance. The Community Redevelopment Agency Department has reviewed the prices and feels that it is in the best interest of the City to renew the award for an additional one-year period. MyDatt Services, Inc. dba Block by Block has agreed to renew Ybor City Community Ambassadors and Environmental Clean Team without a price escalation.

Equal Business Opportunity: This award was made through the Request for Proposal. Goals were not prescribed in this work order; however, it did not preclude participation.

This award was made through the Request for Proposal process. Proposers are eligible to earn up to 20 points (out of a possible 100) for EBO participation.

Background

Jesuit High School (Licensee) desires to use a portion of City owned property located at 4810 N. Himes Ave., Tampa Florida 33614, Al Lopez Park (Premises), as more particularly depicted in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein, to occupy certain areas of the park for parking vehicles during Jesuit High School football games; and in consideration of the Licensee use and access to the Premises, a fee shall be paid by the Licensee upon receipt of a monthly invoice from the City based on a fee of Five hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars ($525) per scheduled games; as provided for in Exhibit "D"; and Licensee, by executing this Agreement, assumes all risk , wether known or unkown, which may arise from such activities provided for in Section 3 of the Agreement; and City is willing to license said property to licensee under the terms and conditions enumerated herein.

Background

1. Contract Title: 22-C-00010 Rivercrest Park Boardwalk Replacement Design-Build a. Address of Project: 4802 North Boulevard, Tampa, FL, 33603 b. Number of bidders/submitters: 3 (three) c. Names of bidders/submitters: • Midcoast Construction Enterprises LLC • Tampa Contracting Services, Inc.
2. Contractor/Firm: Midcoast Construction Enterprises, LLC
3. Business Case: • This project provides for the Design-Build services related to the design and construction of a multi-use dock, boardwalk, and seawall system repair and/or replacement at Rivercrest Park, as well as improvements and repairs to the adjacent trail and all associated work required for a complete project in accordance with the contract.
4. Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Statement: The 7.8% subcontract goal for this contract was originally calculated and subsequently confirmed by the Goal Set Review Committee.
5. Sustainability and Resiliency: The Contractor shall be required to comply with the requirements of LEED Silver Certification as noted (No LEED Silver Certificate is required).
6. Community Engagement: The Contract Administration Department (CAD) will assist the Contractor in all communication efforts to ensure transparency and integration of the stakeholders.
7. Project: a. Contract delivery method: This is a Design-Build project.

• Hecker Construction Company, Inc.

d. Dollar amount: • Agreement for Design-Build Initial Services covering the pre-construction services was for $242,000, • This GMP Agreement covers the construction cost for the replacement of the Rivercrest Park Boardwalk and other improvements in the amount of $1,090,100 which will bring the Total Cost to $1,332,100.

e. Why the awardee was selected: Most qualified firm was selected pursuant to FS 287.055 Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA).

• The Initial Services Agreement provided for the design, development of construction documents, and pre-construction services necessary to develop a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the replacement of the Rivercrest Park Boardwalk and other improvements.

• This GMP agreement covers the construction cost for the replacement of the Rivercrest Park Boardwalk and other improvements in accordance with the construction documents and all associated work required for a complete project in accordance with the contract.

b. Placemaking: N/A c. Time, Quality Assurance, Cost Monitoring (Budget) • 193 consecutive calendar days to Substantial Completion.

• A full-time City of Tampa Construction Inspector will be on-site during the project to ensure quality of construction.

• The Trimble Unity Construct (Trimble) project management software system will be utilized to optimize the monitoring of schedules and costs. Trimble is a premier system for construction project management.

Background

This financial resolution realigns $275,000 from the Demolition of Old Structures project to the Rivercrest Park Boardwalk Renovation project within the CIT Program 5 Capital Projects Fund, CIT Program 6 Capital Projects Fund, and the Utilities Services Tax Capital Projects Fund.

To move forward with the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the project, additional funding is required to fully cover project costs. A portion of the GMP includes demolition of existing shoreline structures, and sufficient funding is available within the Demolition of Old Structures project to supplement these specific line-item expenses. The proposed transfer, together with the $847,000 in currently available funding within the CIT Series 2020 Bonds Capital Projects Fund, will provide a total of $1,122,000, which is sufficient to cover $1,090,100 GMP and provide funding for any additional contingencies. The proposed transfer will allow the project to proceed as planned without reducing project scope.

Background

The Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028 ("LA28"); desires to include the City of Tampa (City) in the Torch Relay; and the City desires to participate in the Torch Relay at no cost to the City; and City Council does hereby affirm that it would be beneficial to the residents of the City to enter into this Agreement between the City and LA28,

Background

HART was created in October of 1979 to plan, finance, acquire, construct, operate and maintain mass transit facilities and supply transportation assistance in Hillsborough County and the City; and HART operates and maintains bus services, including local fixed route buses and express buses; and the City Council of the City as part of its Fiscal Year 2026 budget, approved $1,350,000 for funding increased frequency service on Route 1 for one year with service beginning on January 4, 2026; and HART has increased its provision of weekday and weekend scheduled bus service on Route 1, which travels from the University of South Florida to the City’s downtown area; and it is in the best interests of the City to enter into the Route 1 Funding Agreement.

Background

The Water Department needs to replace reclaim water pumps and valves within the reclaim service area. This resolution reallocates funds in the amount of $337,252 from budget reserves for reclaim water pumps for use by the Water Department within the Water Operations Fund.

Background

The grant agreement is to contract for the purchase and installation of new energy-efficient HVAC system(s) in a city-owned Community Center in a disadvantaged community. Updates to the Application for Federal Assistance, SF-424 Form, were requested by the U.S.

Department of Energy to reflect applicant expenses paid toward the project. While there was no required match in the original application or agreement, the City of Tampa stated it would cover any costs exceeding the $413,280 grant award. During the closeout process, the U.S.

Department of Energy requested that we update the SF-424 Form to reflect the total amount of applicant costs. This update will ensure that tangible asset forms, submitted during the closeout process, align with the total project costs, including grant and applicant funds. City of Tampa facilities funding supported $134,877.94 of the total project cost of $548,157.94. This revision updates the SF-424 form accordingly.

Background

This resolution realigns $10,500 for the Purchasing Department within the General Fund from Personnel Expenses to Operating Expenses to purchase non-capital computer equipment and software licenses.

Background

The City of Tampa previously entered into agreements with the law firm Manson, Bolves, Donaldson & Tanner, P.A. to provide outside legal services in eminent domain and miscellaneous litigation matters. Recently, the firm underwent a restructuring and now operates as Bolves Law Group, P.A.

Because the existing legal services agreements require the City’s formal consent before any assignment, Bolves Law Group has requested approval to assume all rights and responsibilities under those agreements as the successor entity. The attached Assignment of Legal Services Agreements documents the transfer of obligations from the former firm to Bolves Law Group, effective January 1, 2026.

Background

Pursuant to Resolution 2024-958 adopted on October 17, 2024, the City entered into an Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services (“Current Agreement”) with Quintarios (“Firm”) in the area of worker’s compensation defense for a term of two years. The City needs to expend additional funds for Fiscal Year 2026 under the Current Agreement in the estimated amount of $150,000, and it is in the City’s best interest to approve such additional expenditures; and The Firm remains uniquely qualified to provide legal services to the City in the area of worker’s compensation defense. It is in the best interest of the City to enter into a new Agreement with the Firm for the provision of legal services for a two-year term beginning on October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2028, in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 per fiscal year in the form attached to this Resolution.

Background

This financial resolution reallocates $4,259,093.27 from the Citywide Backup Data Center Upgrades, Dimensions Time Keeping and Analytics, Tampa Police Data Mart Revamp, Oracle Recruiting Module, and ITSM Replacement projects to the Public Safety Communications and Citywide Infrastructure Upgrade projects within the Utilities Services Tax Capital Projects Fund for use by the Technology & Innovation department.

Background

On May 14, 2026, the CRA Board approved the project. The program change to align $1,000,000 from the West Tampa CRA Neighborhood Infrastructure and Improvements Program to the West Tampa CRA Commercial Development Grants Program and the funding agreement is scheduled for the 9/10/26.

Background

This is a Resolution approving a non-binding Friendship and Cooperation Agreement and Cooperation Framework Agreement between the City of Tampa and the City of Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. Approval of this Resolution would establish the City of Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine as a friendship city in the Sister Cities International Program. This is the first Resolution requesting approval of both agreements to establish Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine as a friendship City in the Sister Cities International Program.

Background

Agreement to support collaborative planning efforts intended to ensure that adequate public-school facilities are available to serve existing and future students while maintaining consistency with local government comprehensive plans and applicable land development regulations.

Background

The State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Act, ss. 420.907-420.9079, Florida Statutes (1992), and Rule Chapter 67-37, Florida Administrative Code, requires local governments to develop a three-year Local Housing Assistance Plan outlining how funds will be used. The Plan establishes appropriate strategies for its jurisdiction, including the maximum SHIP funds allowable for each strategy or program. The Housing and Community Development Department prepared a three-year Local Housing Assistance Plan for Fiscal Years 2025-2027 that was submitted and approved by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation in May of 2025, as amended.

SB 594, passed by the Florida Legislature in 2026, lifted the 20% cap for funding assisting Manufactured Housing units built after June of 1994. SB 594 then requires each eligible municipality to adopt a strategy in its active Local Housing Assistance Plan addressing funding and assistance for manufactured housing and mobile home owners.

Background

1. The City has an existing stormwater pipe at the location but no easement for the pipe. The owner had split the property into two (2) lots and was in the process of development. RED, through negotiation, was able to secure a 12 x 60 easement for stormwater purposes in consideration of $25,000.00.

The Stormwater Services Division requested the Real Estate Department (RED) obtain a stormwater easement from the property owner located at 1510 S. Bay Villa Place, Units 1 and

Background

The Subdivision Agreement for Robles Park South Phase 1 enables the City of Tampa and the project’s developers to move forward with required public infrastructure construction, including roads, stormwater systems, water and sewer extensions, and related improvements. This agreement enforces the obligations already established in the 2024 Development Agreement and City subdivision regulations.

Background

The University of Tampa ("University") is developing the property at 110 S. Boulevard and needs to install a new wastewater pipe for the property development. The City requested the University provide a perpetual wastewater easement for wastewater purposes.

Background

This resolution appropriates and reallocates $500,000 within the Stormwater Service Assessment Fund for use by the Mobility Department for motor pool expenses.

Background

The Utilities Services Tax Fund received proceeds for the sale of general government vehicles.

This resolution appropriates $168,605 within the Utilities Services Tax Fund and transfers $168,605 for General Government Vehicle purchases within the Fleet Maintenance Capital Fund.

Background

A resolution of the City of Tampa, Florida, calling for public hearings on the proposed designation of a brownfield area for rehabilitation pursuant to Chapter 376, Florida Statues, upon an application from Robles Park, LLC, and Open Space Acquisitions, LLC, for property consisting of three adjoining parcels generally located in the vicinity of 3601 North Central Avenue, 3814 North Central Avenue, and 501 East Lake Avenue, consisting of approximately 30.5 acres in the City of Tampa, Florida, providing for notice; Providing an effective date.

Robles Park, LLC, and Open Space Acquisitions, LLC, have agreed to remediate any on-site contamination and redevelop the site into a transformative, vibrant mixed-use, mixed-income development with affordable and market-rate housing, commercial uses, and community amenities.

Background

On May 7, 2026, City Council approved a motion requesting a staff report on the honorary naming of the Activity Center building at Williams Park located at 4362 East Osborne Avenue in Tampa, Florida to honor Frank A. Reddick.

Background

Whereas, the University of South Florida Board of Trustees (“USF”) wishes to provide training experience for students enrolled in USF’s Master of Urban and Regional Planning program; and the City of Tampa (“City”) desires to assist USF by providing opportunities for students to undertake work within the City’s Mobility department and Water department; and the City deems it advantageous to provide non-exclusive notice of internship opportunities for USF students when it has a need for intern services and invites students to express their interest in being considered for such opportunities; and it is in the best interest of the City to enter into this Affiliation Agreement and necessary to set forth the respective terms thereof; and the City and USF agree that they have all right, power, and authority to enter into this Affiliation Agreement.

Background

1. Contract Title: 24-C-09001; FY 24 Citywide Distribution Watermain Improvements Design-Build a. Dollar amount: $9,825,392.59 b. Why the awardee was selected: Selected Pursuant to FS 287.055 CCNA.
2. Contractor/Firm: Kimmins Contracting Corp.
3. Business Case: Project scope includes coordination and scheduling during the permitting and design phase, cost estimating, construction engineering and inspection (CEI), public relations, administering subcontracts and all related work required for a completed project.
4. Sustainability and Resiliency: Project provides for construction and public relations for various non-contiguous distribution water infrastructure improvements throughout the City’s water service area.
5. Community Engagement: The CAD Construction, Engineering and Inspection (CAD-CEI) team will assist the Contractor in the communication efforts to ensure transparency and integration of the stakeholders.
6. Project: a. Contract delivery method: This is a Design-Build project. A full-time City of Tampa Construction Inspector will be on-site during the project to ensure quality of construction.

Services will be provided under a task order contract for a guaranteed negotiated maximum price (GMP).

GMP 1 provided for construction of approximately, 2,760 linear feet of various sized water mains to be replaced/upgraded to be relocated along South Howard Avenue. Work also included arborist services, maintenance of traffic (MOT), site preparation, installation of water mains, roadway reconstruction, and landscape/irrigation restoration.

GMP 2 provides for construction of various sized water mains and service lines within the Wellswood East Neighborhood. The project area is bordered by Hillsborough Avenue to the north, N Boulevard to the east, N Armenia Avenue to the west and W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd to the south.. Work includes replacing pipelines with diameters of 12-in or less as well as fire hydrants assemblies, meter sets, service laterals, valves and various fittings required for a complete and functioning system.

4.Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Statement: The 17.4% subcontract goal for this contract was originally calculated and subsequently confirmed by the Goal Set Review Committee.

b. Placemaking: N/A c. Time, Quality Assurance, Cost Monitoring (Budget) • 309 consecutive calendar days.

• The e-Builder project management software system will be utilized to optimize the monitoring of schedules and costs. This software was recently purchased by the City of Tampa and is a premier system for construction project management.

Background

It is recommended that the City renew its existing agreements with Austin Construction Group, Inc., Caladesi Construction & Development, Inc., Commercial Interiors, Inc. dba CII Contracting, Envision-CS, Inc., FHP Tectonics Corp., George G. Solar & Co., Inc., Gibraltar Construction Co., Inc., and Johnson-Laux construction, LLC for the provision of Job Order Contracting for Multi-Services for use by various departments for additional one-year terms. The existing agreements were made in August 2024. The agreements are in their first renewal terms.

Each agreement was extended by 60 days per section 5.2.1 Supplemental Unilateral Renewal Periods.

Austin Construction Group, Inc., Caladesi Construction & Development, Inc., Commercial Interiors, Inc. dba CII Contracting, Envision-CS, Inc., FHP Tectonics Corp., George G. Solar & Co., Inc., Gibraltar Construction Co., Inc., and Johnson-Laux construction, LLC provide satisfactory services, quality of product and performance. The Logistics and Asset Management Department/ Facilities Management Division has reviewed the prices and feels that it is in the best interest of the city to renew the agreements for additional one-year terms.

Austin Construction Group, Inc., Caladesi Construction & Development, Inc., Commercial Interiors, Inc. dba CII Contracting, Envision-CS, Inc., FHP Tectonics Corp., George G. Solar & Co., Inc., Gibraltar Construction Co., Inc., and Johnson-Laux Construction, LLC have agreed to renew.

Equal Business Opportunity Statement: Pursuant to the review by the Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Division, this one-year renewal contract is in compliance.

Background

1. Business Case: Project provides for the design and construction of approximately 7,000 linear feet of stormwater conveyance, 11,800 linear feet of various sized water mains to be replaced/upgraded, and 3,200 linear feet of gravity sewer to be relocated along South Howard Avenue within the watershed to alleviate flooding.
2. Sustainability and Resiliency: Project will include the development of practical green-solutions to improve stormwater quality and provide sustainable concepts that can be incorporated into the project both as part of the proposed stormwater infrastructure, within the project area that align with the goals of the City’s “Green Tampa” Initiatives and the individual focus areas that are part of that program. This shall include Best Management Practices (BMP) and two alternate options for green infrastructure to be used, where appropriate, throughout the project. Wetland and surface water seasonal highwater levels will be identified along the project corridors.
3. Community Engagement: Project will include an Initiation/Listening phase that will occur when the project is presented to the Stakeholders. Stakeholder interactions will present the project context with goals and benefits and provide opportunities to listen to and document stakeholders’ input regarding their ideas, concerns, and priorities. This phase will also provide stakeholders with direct responses and contribute to the development of an FAQ document, with the assistance of other project team members, addressing the more common questions and/or concerns.
4. Project: a. Contract delivery method: This is a Design-Build project. A full-time City of Tampa Construction Inspector will be on-site during the project to ensure quality of construction.

1.Contract Title: 23-C-00021 South Howard Flood Relief Project a.Address of Project: S. Howard Avene from Bayshore Boulevard north to W. Swann Avenue b. Number of bidders/submitters: N/A c. Names of bidders/submitters: N/A d.Dollar amount: $92,712,980.91 e.Why the awardee was selected: Selected pursuant to FS 287.055 Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA).

2.Contractor/Firm: Kimmins Contracting Corp.

Project scope generally includes data collection, public outreach, engineering design, permitting assistance, and negotiation of a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for construction of a new major stormwater trunk line that runs the length of the project corridor. The project includes full replacement of the improvements within the rights-of-way of S. Howard Avenue and replacement of impacted surface improvements in all the other rights-of-way along the main corridor.

This Guaranteed Maximum Price 1 (GMP 1) provides for the construction of a new stormwater box culvert starting at Bayshore Boulevard up Howard Avenue to Swann Avenue and then proceeding west until reaching Audubon Avenue and then proceeding north for 500 feet. In addition to new underground utilities along with new streetscape and roadway.

4.Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Statement: The 24% subcontract goal for this contract was originally calculated and subsequently confirmed by the Goal Set Review Committee. g.The 24% subcontract goal for this contract was originally calculated and subsequently confirmed by the Goal Set Review Committee.

b. Placemaking: The size of the stormwater system is designed to meet a minimum level of service (LOS). The minimum required LOS by the City is LOS A (no street flooding) for a 5yr/8hr storm event. This project is intended to reduce flood levels for greater events which will be modeled to the 100-year storm events to achieve LOS C (no structural flooding).

c. Time, Quality Assurance, Cost Monitoring (Budget) • 1,454 consecutive calendar days.

• The e-Builder project management software system will be utilized to optimize the monitoring of schedules and costs. This software was recently purchased by the City of Tampa and is a premier system for construction project management.

Background

The City of Tampa owns and operates certain stormwater drainage improvements within the City limits and is planning its South Howard Flood Relief Project which includes the construction of stormwater infrastructure improvements to relieve area flooding and improve the quality of stormwater discharge. The City requires additional funding to complete the South Howard Flood Relief Project and the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority will contribute $11,000,000 towards the City’s South Howard Flood Relief Project in exchange for drainage capacity improvements from the City.

Background

This resolution appropriates and reallocates $50,323,966 for the South Howard Flood Relief and Streetscape project. Current project funding will make up the remaining amount of the total GMP contract price of $92,712,980.91. Project funding will be appropriated and reallocated within the Stormwater Improvement Assessment Fund, Stormwater Bond Series 2018 Fund, Stormwater Bond Series 2021 Fund, Stormwater Bond Series 2023 Fund, Stormwater Grants Fund, Stormwater Improvement Future Debt Fund, and the CIT Series 2016 Bonds Capital Project Fund. Funding will be transferred to the Stormwater Improvement Assessment Fund from the Stormwater Capital Projects Fund.

Background

Staff is requesting Council approve the Reimbursement Resolution allowing the City to reimburse various costs and expenditures related to the construction of the South Howard Flood Relief and Streetscape Project.

Adoption of the reimbursement resolution preserves the City’s ability to issue tax-exempt debt. Without adoption of the reimbursement resolution, any debt issued for this project would be issued as taxable debt at a higher interest rate.

The City has paid for, and/or reasonably anticipates that it will pay for, such costs and expenditures from legally available funds within the Stormwater Improvement Future Debt Fund. It is reasonably expected that any reimbursement of such costs and expenditures shall come from the issuance of tax-exempt debt which is currently not expected to exceed $26,000,000 aggregate principal amount.

It is currently the intention of the City to issue tax-exempt debt from stormwater improvement assessment proceeds and/or a covenant of the City to budget and appropriate sufficient legally available non-ad valorem revenues of the City.

The City aims to avoid issuing debt, but that remains contingent on the City being awarded an increase to the current grant agreement.

Background

It is recommended that the City renew its existing Agreement with Waste Management Inc. of Florida for the provision of Processing and Marketing Recyclable Materials (Re-Bid) for use by the Solid Waste Department for an additional one-year term. The existing award was made July 2022. This award is in its third renewal term.

Waste Management Inc. of Florida provides excellent service, quality of product and performance. The Solid Waste Department has reviewed the prices and feels that it is in the best interest of the City to renew the award for an additional one-year period. Waste Management Inc. of Florida has agreed to renew Processing and Marketing Recyclable Materials (Re-Bid) with a 4.7% Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) price escalation, which is allowed per the bid.

EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT: Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) participation goals were not prescribed in the solicitation because the scope did not meet required EBO parameters; however, it did not preclude participation.

Background

1. Contract Title: 24-C-09004-GMP01; FY 24 Citywide Distribution Watermain Improvements Design-Build a. Dollar amount: $10,467,686.23 b. Why the awardee was selected: Selected Pursuant to FS 287.055 CCNA.
2. Contractor/Firm: Dallas1 Corporation
3. Business Case: Project scope includes coordination and scheduling during the permitting and design phase, cost estimating, construction engineering and inspection (CEI), public relations, administering subcontracts and all related work required for a completed project.
4. Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Statement: The 23% subcontract goal for this contract was originally calculated and subsequently confirmed by the Goal Set Review Committee.
5. Sustainability and Resiliency: Project provides for construction and public relations for various non-contiguous distribution water infrastructure improvements throughout the City’s water service area.
6. Community Engagement: The CAD Construction, Engineering and Inspection (CAD-CEI) team will assist the Contractor in the communication efforts to ensure transparency and integration of the stakeholders.
7. Project: a. Contract delivery method: This is a Design-Build project. A full-time City of Tampa Construction Inspector will be on-site during the project to ensure quality of construction.

Services will be provided under a task order contract for a negotiated guaranteed maximum price (GMP).

This Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP 1) provides for construction of approximately 7 miles of non-continuous between 4" and 8"inch existing watermains within the Hampton Terrace Phase A project area. Work also includes maintenance of traffic (MOT), site preparation, installation of water mains, roadway reconstruction, and landscape/irrigation restoration.

b. Placemaking: N/A c. Time, Quality Assurance, Cost Monitoring (Budget) • 458 consecutive calendar days.

• The e-Builder project management software system will be utilized to optimize the monitoring of schedules and costs. This software was recently purchased by the City of Tampa and is a premier system for construction project management.

Background

1. Contract Title: 24-C-09002-GMP01; FY 24 Citywide Distribution Watermain Improvements Design-Build a. Dollar amount: $15,970,763.14 b. Why the awardee was selected: Selected Pursuant to FS 287.055 CCNA.
2. Contractor/Firm: Ric-Man Construction Florida, Inc.
3. Business Case: Project scope includes coordination and scheduling during the permitting and design phase, cost estimating, construction engineering and inspection (CEI), public relations, administering subcontracts and all related work required for a completed project.
4. Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Statement: EBO Office to provide.
5. Sustainability and Resiliency: Project provides for construction and public relations for various non-contiguous distribution water infrastructure improvements throughout the City’s water service area.
6. Community Engagement: The CAD Construction, Engineering and Inspection (CAD-CEI) team will assist the Contractor in the communication efforts to ensure transparency and integration of the stakeholders.
7. Project: a. Contract delivery method: This is a Design-Build project. A full-time City of Tampa Construction Inspector will be on-site during the project to ensure quality of construction.

Services will be provided under a task order contract for a negotiated guaranteed maximum price (GMP).

This Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP 1) provides for construction of approximately 9,400 linear feet of non-continuous 2-inch to 8-inch existing watermains within the North Ybor Phase I project area along with approximately 11,200 linear feet of non-continuous 2-inch to 8-inch existing watermains within the Oakford Park Phase I project area. Work also includes maintenance of traffic (MOT), site preparation, installation of water mains, roadway reconstruction, and landscape/irrigation restoration.

b. Placemaking: N/A c. Time, Quality Assurance, Cost Monitoring (Budget) • 365 consecutive calendar days.

• The e-Builder project management software system will be utilized to optimize the monitoring of schedules and costs. This software was recently purchased by the City of Tampa and is a premier system for construction project management.

Background

The City is awarding a guaranteed maximum price (GMP 1) contract providing for replacement of approximately 9,400 linear feet of non-continuous 2-inch to 8-inch existing water mains within the North Ybor Phase I project area and approximately 11,200 linear feet of non-continuous 2-inch to 8-inch existing water mains within the Oakford Park Phase I project area. Work also includes maintenance of traffic (MOT), site preparation, roadway reconstruction, and landscape/irrigation restoration. This resolution reallocates $15,970,800 from the Water Distribution Program Project to the Citywide Water Main Replacement Project for use by the Water Department within the Water Future Debt Capital Projects Fund.