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WABASSO DREDGING CONTRACT The Board reviewed the following memo dated 8/8/88: ------------------------------------------------------------ TO: Charles P. Balczun County Administrator 11-4-8- 41fl 11 THROUGH: James W. Davis, P.E. Oh Pub ' cWork ector N AUG I f,8 -31 FROM:: a� N Brescia, P.E. RECEIy , mm County Engineer �, BOARD COUN7y &.� COMMISSIOnERS SUBJECT: Wabasso Dredging Contract r,��_ DATE: August 8, 1988- ----------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS Bids were received on August 3, 1988 for the dredging of the Wabasso Relief Bridges. Five Companies submitted bids as follows: Aztec Development, B.K. Marine Construction, Inc., Environmental Service, R.H. Dickerman, and R.O. Contracting Co. The low bid of $34,500.00 was submitted by B.K. Marine Construction, Inc. of Vero Beach. A discussion with Mr. Richard M. Rettstadt, General Manager of B.K. Marine indicated that all items were properly addressed. RECOMMENDATION AND FUNDING It is staff's recommendation that the contract documents be processed to award B.K. Marine Construction, Inc. to dredge the Wabasso Relief Bridges. - Funding will be from Parks Account #001-210-572. It should be noted that 50% of the contract amount will be reimbursed by the Florida Inland Navigation District. Commissioner Bowman believed that all the work had been done because of all the sand that was piled up, and Public Works Director Jim Davis explained that was some preliminary work that was done by Road 8 Bridge to get ready for the contract. Chairman Scurlock asked the status of the dredging of the 14th Street canal, and Director Davis advised that we are proceeding to get all the permits. Commissioner Wheeler questioned the wide spread in the bids, and County Engineer Ralph Brescia explained that this was not standard. What happened in this case is that Road & Bridge did a A significant amount of excavation work and some of these contractors AUG 16 1988 27 BOOK 70 F,,�u 457