Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Award Contract #20240154 for the Vulnerability Assessment Study.
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Submitted By: India Barr, Procurement Management Division (PMD).
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of a high-performing city government organization.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: India Barr, Procurement Contracting Officer (PMD).
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and Tetra Tech Inc.
3. Purpose: To provide professional services for the development of a Vulnerability Assessment for the City.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: New.
5. Duration: The term of the contract is for a one-year period.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: The Vulnerability Assessment will identify critical assets within the City that are vulnerable to flooding and sea level rise and will allow the City to seek additional grant funding through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Resilient Florida Grant Program for resilience related projects.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): Estimated Expenditures $550,000.00: $500,000.00 - FDEP Resilient Florida Grant, $50,000.00 - City Matched Funding. The Contract has a compensation amount of 548,244.10.
Presentation Information: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve Contract #20240154 for the Vulnerability Assessment Study with Tetra Tech Inc.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council reject the recommendation and provide staff with direction.
2. Move that the Council reject all proposals and provide staff with direction to rebid or cancel the bid.
Background: The FDEP Resilient Florida Grant Program makes grants available to counties, municipalities, special districts, and regional resilience entities to analyze and plan for flood and sea level rise related vulnerabilities and implement projects for adaptation and mitigation. The City applied for a FDEP Resilient Florida Planning Grant for the development of a Vulnerabili...
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