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A Resolution Of The Hollywood, Florida Community Redevelopment Agency (“CRA”), Authorizing The Appropriate CRA Officials To Execute An Agreement With Burkhardt Construction Inc. For Phase II Construction Services For The Phase IV - Undergrounding Of Overhead Utilities And Streetscape Beautification For A Total Guaranteed Maximum Price In Amount Up To $48,277,581.36; Authorizing The Expenditure Of Funds For Permit Fees Associated With The Construction Of The Undergrounding Of Overhead Utilities Project In An Amount Up To $468,885.68; Approving And Authorizing The CRA Executive Director To Execute All Applicable Agreements And Documents To Implement The Project.
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilities
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Community Redevelopment Agency (“CRA”) identified the need to eliminate slum and blight by improving circulation for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists, and to underground the overhead utilities lines, streetscape beautification, including the elevation of roadways, harmonization of private properties and new inlets and drainage infrastructure to provide long term protection from the impacts of sea level rise and weather events.
CRA directed staff to proceed with Streetscape Improvements and Undergrounding from Hollywood Boulevard to the Southern City limits, which includes the east west streets from Harrison Street to Magnolia Terrace, Surf Road, the Streetends and harmonization to private properties from SR A1A to the west right of way line of the Broadwalk and S.R. A1A, from Hollywood Boulevard to the southern City limits.
On June 3rd, 2023, the CRA Board passed and adopted Resolution No. R- BCRA 2020-20, which authorized Kimley Horn and Associates to provide consulting services for the design of Phase IV Undergrounding of Overhead Utilities and Streetscape Beautification for both the E/W Streets and SR A1A from Hollywood Boulevard to the southern City limits.
On October 12, 2022, the CRA passed and adopted Resolution R-BCRA 2022-51, authorizing the appropriate CRA officials to rank and negotiate Phase I preconstruction services with the highest ranked, Burkhardt Construction, Inc. to provide construction management at risk services for Phase IV- undergrounding of overhead utilities and streetscape beautification for Phase IV: E/W Streets, Surf Road, Streetends, private property harmonization and SR A1A from Hollywood Boulevard to the southern City limits.
On January 18, 2023, the CRA Board passed and adopted Resolution R-BCRA-2023-01, authorizing the Burkhardt Construction Inc., to begin Phase I Preconstruction Services, which included bidding out the project, to prepare and submit a Guarantee Maximum Price.
Burkhardt Construction, Inc. prepared and submitted a Guarantee Maximum Price for the construction of Phase IV Undergrounding of Overhead Utilities and Streetscape Beautification for the E/W Streets, which includes 18 E/W Streets, Surf Road, Streetends, private property harmonization and the undergrounding of overhead utilities. This GMP also includes the electrical and undergrounding infrastructure along SR A1A from Hollywood Boulevard to the southern City limits.
Fiscal Impact:
Funding for these expenditures is divided by task between Beach CRA account number 163.639901.552.563010.001235.000.000 - Underground Ph 4 (East/West Streets) and account number 163.639901.552.563010.001236.000.000 - Underground Ph 4 (A1A South).
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Jorge Camejo, Executive Director