TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Missie Barletto, Director Public Works
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: May 21, 2024
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APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 118-24 TO AWARD SERVICE AUTHORIZATION NO. 10 WITH APTIM ENVIRONMENTAL & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. FOR COASTAL ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $102,489.50
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to Approve Resolution No. 118-24 to award Service Authorization No. 10 with Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. for Coastal Engineering Consulting Services, including continuing post-construction monitoring for the 2020 storm nourishment project with the annual beach monitoring surveys for the City of Delray Beach’s Nourishment Program. (Project No. 17-081), in the amount not-to-exceed $102,489.50.
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Background:
The Delray Beach Shore Protection Program consists of the design, permitting, construction and monitoring of approximately 2.6 miles of shoreline. The primary focus of the program is to provide for the protection and enhancement of the beach and coastal resources in accordance with State and Federal permit conditions. The City of Delray Beach holds a Joint Coastal Permit (JCP), Permit No.0303553-001-JC, with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) for sand nourishment of the beachfront with offshore borrow areas. The JCP has conditions specific to the beach nourishment / construction activities, marine turtle and manatee protection, monitoring, and reporting. The JCP requires annual post-construction physical beach monitoring studies for three (3) years following sand nourishment events. The City of Delray Beach (City) has participated in nine beach nourishment projects from 1973 to 2020, with the most recent sand renourishment project completed in 2020 in response to damages incurred by the 2017 hurricane season. The City is currently in the planning stages for the next regular period...
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