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fr <br />• <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Richard B. Szpyrka P.E., Public Works Director <br />FROM: W. Keith McCully, P.E., Stormwater Engineer <br />SUBJECT: Approval of Six -Month Extension to SJRWMD Cost -Share Grant for Osprey Acres <br />Floway and Nature Preserve <br />DATE: May 29, 2018 <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />On August 29, 2016, the County and St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) entered into a <br />$1,200,250 Cost -Share Grant Agreement for Osprey Acres Floway and Nature Preserve construction <br />(Contract #28730). Construction progress has fallen behind schedule and it is necessary to extend the <br />Agreement for six months. SJRWMD agrees with the extension and has prepared attached Amendment #1 <br />to the Agreement. Neither the grant amount nor any other grant terms are affected by the Amendment. <br />The current grant deadline is June 30, 2018 and the Amendment extends the deadline to December 27, <br />2018. Based on the most recent construction completion schedule presented by West Construction, Inc. <br />(dated May 9, 2018), the current completion date is October 3, 2018. <br />FUNDING <br />The construction contract is $7,436,921.35. An FDEP grant and the aforementioned SJRWMD grant will <br />fund up to $3,634,536, or 48.9 percent of the project cost. The remainder of the project is funded and <br />budgeted in Optional Sales Tax/Public Works / Osprey Acres Stormwater Park. Account No. 31524338- <br />066510-16022. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the County Commission approve the attached Amendment #1tothe SJRWMD Cost - <br />Share Agreement and authorize the Chairman to execute it on behalf of the County. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Amendment #1 to Cost -Share Agreement with SJRWMD (Contract #28730) <br />DISTRIBUTION <br />William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney <br />Michael Smykowski, Budget Division <br />APPROVED AGENDA ITEM FOR JUNE 5, 2018 <br />115 <br />C:\Users\legistar\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@E0054D7A\@BCL@E0054D7A.doc <br />