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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 1840 25th Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960-3365 Telephone: 17721567-8000 June 12 , 2007 Ms . Brenda Austin Florida Department of Community Affairs 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 RE : Amendment Number Three Indian River County Disaster Recovery Initiative Community Development Block Grant DCA Contract #06DB -3 C- 10-40-01 - W 14 Dear Ms . Austin. Please consider this as a request for an amendment for the above referenced Grant contract between the Florida Department of Community Affairs and Indian River County (Amendment #3) . The amendment is for a six (6) month time extension to more accurately reflect the pace of the county - s four approved projects . Those projects are : • Fire Station 44 (Oslo Road) • Wabasso Water Phase I ■ Wabasso Water Phase 11 • Rockridge Sewer The County is approximately ninety- five (95 %) complete with both the Oslo fire station replacement project and Phase I of the West Wabasso water system extension project. The Rockridge Sewer project, however, has been delayed due to circumstances beyond the County' s control, and Phase II of the Wabasso 1k ater project was only recently added to the CDBG DRI contract as a new activity . The Rockridge Sewer project is funded jointly by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery Initiative (DRI) program and the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (IIMGP) The major reason for the Rockridge Sewer system delay has been the HMGP . As of this time, the County has been unsuccessful in obtaining permission from the ate Division of Emergeney Management (DEM) and FEMA to begin carrying out both the design phase and the construction phase of the Rockridge Sewer project In fact, the County, recent requested assistance from the CDBG management group to help expedite approval of prel*ct d by the HMGP management team . At this time, the County is moving forward with the project while simultaneously seeking AEA ' assistance in resolving the HMGP issues . To that end, the Rockridge Sewer project has ben bi� a contractor has been selected, and the County is ready to begin construction of the projeZ In addition, the County recently received DCA ' s approval to purchase a vacuum central sewer system for the Rockridge project from a sole source vender. A purchase order has now been issued for the equipment.