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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />MEMORANDUM <br />COMMUNITY <br />DEVEL0p \1 ENT <br />TO: Joseph A. Baird <br />County Administrator <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br />Stan Boling, AICP <br />Community Develop Director <br />FROM: Roland M. DeBlois, AICP-4-- <br />Chief, <br />ICP'Chief, Environmental Planning <br />DATE: September 8, 2014 <br />RE: Recommendation of Award for RFP No. 2014030: Jones's Pier Boat Dock <br />Improvements <br />It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners formally consider the following information at <br />the Board's regular meeting of September 16, 2014. <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />In 2008, the Board of County Commissioners purchased the historic Jones's Pier site under the County's <br />environmental lands program. The subject waterfront property consists of approximately 16.5 acres <br />located on south Jungle Trail. Structures on the Jones's Pier property include the main (caretaker's) <br />house; a detached garage; a guest cottage; a dilapidated single-family dock; and a multi -slip dock facility. <br />In March 2013, the Board authorized staff to apply for a 50% matching grant from the Florida Inland <br />Navigation District (FIND) to repair (re -deck) the main dock, remove the dilapidated small dock, install a <br />boatlift (for marine patrol use), and erect a kiosk and educational signage. At the time of grant submittal, <br />staff obtained a "ballpark" estimate of cost for the work, summarized in the following table: <br />INITIAL ESTIMATE: Jones's Pier FIND Waterways Assistance Program Project <br />Project Elements <br />Estimated Cost <br />FIND Cost (50%) <br />County Cost (50%) <br />Re -decking and repair of main dock <br />$15,000 <br />$7,500 <br />$7,500 <br />Installation of boatlift for marine patrol vessel <br />$8,000 <br />$4,000 <br />$4,000 <br />Removal of dilapidated single-family dock <br />$2,000 <br />$1,000 <br />$1,000 <br />Installation of kiosk and signage <br />$5,000 <br />$2,500 <br />$2,500 <br />TOTAL <br />$30,000 <br />515,000 <br />$15,000 <br />The FIND grant was subsequently awarded and, in October 2013, the County entered into a grant <br />agreement with FIND for the project. This past May, a Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued to obtain <br />the services of a marine contractor to perform the dock removal / repair and boat lift installation work. <br />1 <br />115 <br />