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Consent Item <br />Indian River County, Florida <br />Department of Utility Services <br />Board Memorandum <br />Date: March 7, 2024 <br />To: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />Through: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator <br />Sean C. Lieske, Director of Utility Services <br />From: Howard G. Richards, PE, Manager—Capital Projects <br />Subject: Florida Department of Transportation Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement for <br />County Road 512 Widening Project from East Of Interstate -95 To West Of 106th Avenue, <br />FDOT Financial Project ID: 449332-1 <br />Descriptions and Conditions: <br />The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is improving the eastbound (EB) turning lane on County <br />Road 512 (CR 512) from east of Interstate 95 (1-95) to West of 106th Avenue (Project). The Project is identified <br />by the FDOT Financial Project ID, 449332-1. Indian River County Department of Utility Services (IRCDUS) <br />owns and operates a sewer force main within the Project corridor that will incur conflicts with the roadway <br />widening. The force main carries wastewater delivered from Fellsmere that makes its way to the Central <br />Wastewater Treatment Facility. <br />FDOT has made provisions in their construction plans to address the utilities conflict with the Project. <br />IRCDUS staff have reviewed the plans and concur with the design. Staff have also determined that it is <br />advantageous to incorporate the utilities modifications into the FDOT's contractor work. IRCDUS received <br />the attached Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement (UWHCA) with FDOT for approval. <br />Analysis: <br />FDOT's initial estimate of the cost of the utility work is $12,880.00. The UWHCA requires this amount <br />payable to FDOT plus 2% for incremental costs for the utility work, including mobilization of equipment, <br />additional maintenance of traffic, administrative costs of field work, tabulation of quantities, final <br />estimate processing and project accounting; plus 10% for a contingency fund to be used for changes to <br />the utility work during the construction. The total amount to FDOT, with the 12% markup, is $14,425.60. <br />IRCDUS proposes an additional 10% contingency reserve, or $1,443.00 based on recent utility work <br />experience on an UWHCA project with FDOT. This additional contingency reserve will be retained by <br />IRCDUS for the sole purpose of covering cost escalations over and above the FDOT initial cost estimate <br />plus markup. The total working budget for the Project is $15,868.60. <br />235 <br />