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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final September 24, 2024 <br />12.H.1. 24-0796 Urban Service Boundary Study Workshop Announcement - October 30, 2024 at <br />2:00 PM <br />Recommended Action: Information Only <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Ryan Sweeney, Assistant Planning and Services Director, read the notice into the <br />record. <br />No Action Taken or Required <br />I. Public Works <br />J. Utilities Services <br />12.J.1. 24-0757 Award of Final Scope and Fee for Integrated Water Master Plan to HDR <br />Engineering, Inc., IRCDUS Project ID: 00.23.547 <br />Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />approve award of Request for Qualifications 2024039 Integrated Water Master <br />Plan to HDR Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $2,475,840 and authorize the <br />Chair to execute the agreement. Staff also recommend authorizing the <br />Department of Utility Services to approve additional scopes of work that may be <br />identified, negotiated, and fee agreed upon, up to $742,750.00. So long as there <br />are no changes in the dollar amount under the agreement and additional scopes <br />of work, and upon adequate completion of the work set forth, staff is directed to <br />make final payment to HDR Engineering, Inc. <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Agreement (HDR sign) <br />[Clerk Note: This item was heard following Item 12.E.2.] <br />Utitliy Services Director Sean Lieske was accompanied by Capital Projects <br />Manager Howard Richards to present the final scope and fee for HDR <br />Engineering's (HDR) Integrated Water Master Plan for Indian River County. <br />Referring to a slide presentation, Director Lieske expanded on key points of the <br />study which would provide a roadmap for the County's future challenges: growing <br />population, dynamic regulatory horizon, resource uncertainty, and aging <br />infrastructure. Director Lieske estimated a timeline of 16 to 20 months to <br />complete the study at a cost of approximately $2.5 million. Additionally, approval <br />was sought for a 30 percent management reserve of approximately $750,000 for <br />unforeseen revelations; a plan to report to the Board regarding the reserve was <br />Indian River County Florida Page 18 <br />