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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final September 19, 2017 <br />is and authorize the Chairman to execute the sample agreement after review and <br />approval by the County Attorney as to form and legal sufficiency, after receipt <br />and approval of the required insurance by the Risk Manager and after receipt <br />and approval of the required Public Construction Bond. <br />Attachments: Staff report <br />Drawing of dock restoration alternate components <br />Underwater Engineering Services, Inc. Bid Form <br />Current approved CIE Five -Year Schedule <br />Sample contractor agreement <br />Chief of Environmental Planning & Code Enforcement Roland DeBlois gave a <br />PowerPoint Presentation on the Archie Smith Fish House (the Fish House) and <br />its proposed restoration design plans. He stated that one quote was received <br />in response to the County's Request for Proposal, and that the responding firm, <br />Underwater Engineering Services, Inc., had estimated the County's cost for the <br />core project dock restoration and ice house restoration at $625,698. Chief <br />DeBlois relayed that $100,000 of the funding would come from a cost -share <br />grant from the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND), and recommended <br />approval of the bid award to Underwater Engineering Services, Inc. <br />• Purchasing Agent Jennifer Hyde addressed questions from the Board regarding <br />the scarcity of bids that were received. <br />• <br />Vice Chairman O'Bryan was joined by Chairman Flescher in his analysis that <br />the bid seems high. <br />Commissioner Adams stated that the cost seems consistent with other dock <br />projects and that the renovation of the Fish House ties into Sebastian's Working <br />Waterfront Project. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Adams, seconded by Commissioner Solari, <br />for discussion, to approve staffs recommendation. <br />Commissioner Solari stated that he would support the Fish House restoration <br />since it had been purchased as a result of a referendum on the purchase of <br />conservation lands. <br />David Cox, 9495 Periwinkle Drive, declared his support for the Fish House <br />restoration, but encouraged the Board to rebid the project as certain dollar <br />amounts in the bid were too high. <br />P.J. Pastor, Construction Management of Florida, Inc., explained that his firm <br />did not bid because the scope of the project was unclear. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 26 <br />