SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Water Main Extension Connection Agreement WME-073-S Between Brite Properties of Florida, LLC and Marion County Utilities (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $30,112)
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INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Tony Cunningham, P.E., Director Utilities
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
In accordance with Land Development Code section 6.14.2, developers (property owners) are required to connect to public utilities if the property is within connection distance. For a single-family residence, the connection distance is 400 feet from the parcel’s closest corner to the public water main. In this case, the property owner is required to connect to the public water main provided by Marion County Utilities (MCU) and would be required to install the water main across the entire parcel’s frontage and end the system at the farthest end of the property.
The Owner signed agreement WME-073-O when the original design was completed and submitted payment for the work; however, the water main project was re-designed to “close the loop” of extension and a new agreement (WME-073-S) was put in place. The County has the necessary funding to extend the water main an additional 180 feet beyond the property owner's 80-foot obligation to interconnect the system, improving the hydraulic benefit to the neighborhood.
A Board approved Resolution No. 21-R-381 authorized certain circumstances to permit MCU to enter into a Share Agreement whereby each parcel connection to MCU centralized water system pays only a share of the project cost based upon MCU low bid contractor’s price for the work. Since the Owner already submitted payment for WME-073-O agreement, a refund will be issued in the amount of $14,054 based on the original plan design. The newly re-designed water main project will serve a total of six parcels along the route. The total project cost is $30,112, which includes construction costs of $29,412 and design fee of $700. The pro rata share is derived by dividing the total project cost by the six (6) benefitting parcels totaling $5,018.67 per parcel.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; project cost is $30,112 and construction purchase order includes 10% contingency in accordance with the Procurement Manual. Funding is from ZF448536-563102 with project code UTC000094.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve and authorize the Chair and Clerk to execute the Water Main Extension Connection Agreement WME-073-S, authorize staff to issue the purchase order for T&C Underground under 22P-146, and authorize a refund for $14,054 to Brite Properties of Florida, LLC.
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