TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Susan Goebel-Canning, Director Public Works
FROM: Missie Barletto, Assistant Public Works Director
THROUGH: Mark R. Lauzier, City Manager
DATE: December 4, 2018
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APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION NO. 145-18 TO AWARD A SERVICE AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT NO. 5 TO APTIM ENVIRONMENTAL & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. IN THE AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $989,428 FOR COASTAL ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES INCLUDING A SAND SEARCH INVESTIGATION, ENGINEERING, PERMITTING AND MONITORING FOR THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH’S BEACH NOURISHMENT PROGRAM (PROJECT NO.17-081)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Approval of a Resolution No. 145-18 to award Service Authorization No.5 with Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. in the amount not-to-exceed $989,428 for Coastal Engineering Consulting Services including a sand search investigation, engineering, permitting and monitoring for the City of Delray Beach’s Nourishment Program. (Project No. 17-081)
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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-years following sand nourishment events. The City of Delray Beach has participated in eight beach nourishment projects from 1973 to 2012, with the most recent sand renourishment pro...
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