SUBJECT:
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PUBLIC HEARING to Consider Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing a Per Parcel Unit Assessment for Belleview Heights Unit 8 - SE 44th Avenue Improvement Project and Award Bid: 26B-049 to John L. Finch Contracting, Belleview, FL
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INITIATOR: |
DEPARTMENT: |
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Chad Wicker, Director |
Municipal Services |
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
The proposed project involves the new construction of 0.11 miles of 20 feet wide paved roadway with roadside swales in unimproved Belleview Heights Estates Unit 8 - SE 44th Avenue (from SE 144th Street to SE 142nd Lane) and includes clearing and grubbing of the right-of-way, stabilized subgrade and limerock base and asphalt, as well as excavation and grading of drainage swales, installing of swale concrete driveway aprons, thermoplastic striping and stabilizing all areas disturbed during construction. Construction cost for this project is $224,241.97 with the per parcel unit assessment at $20,385.63 before being bonded annually. For the Board’s consideration is a 15-year assessment period with an annual payment of $2,160.22 per parcel unit. This is a petition-based road improvement project. On June 3, 2025, the Board agreed that design and bidding for construction of the Belleview Heights Estates Unit 8 (SE 44th Ave) Improvement Area could proceed. The Initial Assessment Resolution was adopted on April 21, 2026. On behalf of Municipal Services, Procurement advertised Bid 26B-049 seeking experienced and qualified contractors. Three (3) submittals were received with John L. Finch Contracting providing the lowest bid as seen in the tabulation below:
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Firm Name - City |
Bid |
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C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. - Wildwood, FL |
$199,403.75 |
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John L. Finch Contracting - Belleview, FL |
$153,378.00 |
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Superior Asphalt, Inc. - Oneco, FL |
$191,001.00 |
A community meeting was scheduled for May 11, 2026, to update property owners on the project scope and costs.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; expenditure of $224,242.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to adopt a Resolution authorizing per parcel unit assessment for a 15-year assessment period for Belleview Heights Unit 8 - SE 44th Avenue Improvement Area and certify the Assessment Roll to the Tax Collector; and
Motion to award Project 26B-049 Belleview Heights Unit 8 - SE 44th Avenue Improvement Area to John L. Finch Contracting and authorize Chairman and Clerk to execute contract upon approval by Legal.
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