TO: Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John Titkanich, Jr.; County Administrator
THROUGH: Chris Balter; Planning and Development Services Director
FROM: Brian Freeman, AICP; MPO Staff Director
DATE: June 2, 2025
SUBJECT: Work Order with Schulke, Bittle, and Stoddard, LLC, for Design of a Transit
Maintenance Building Addition
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BACKGROUND
Indian River County’s public transportation system consists of the GoLine fixed route system and the Community Coach demand response (door-to-door) service, both of which are operated by the Senior Resource Association (SRA) under contract with the County. SRA operates the public transportation system from a county-owned facility at 4385 43rd Avenue. That facility was constructed in 2012 with grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
The county-owned transit facility includes a maintenance building with two vehicle service bays. At this facility, routine maintenance activities are performed by SRA-employee mechanics. Due to growth in the transit system in recent years, SRA has identified a need to expand the vehicle maintenance building with two additional service bays.
ANALYSIS
In coordination with the Building and Facilities Services Department and SRA, MPO staff has prepared a work order with Schulke, Bittle, and Stoddard, LLC for engineering and architectural design services for the transit maintenance building addition. As part of the work order, architectural services will be provided by a subconsultant, Caribeno Architectural Group. The Schulke, Bittle, and Stoddard/Caribeno team also prepared the original design of the transit facility.
The Board approved the Continuing Consulting Engineering Services Agreement for Professional Services with Schulke, Bittle, and Stoddard, LLC on May 2, 2023. In accordance with that agreement, Schulke, Bittle, and Stoddard, LLC will provide professional services to prepare engineering and architectural design plans and specifications.
BUDGETARY IMPACT
FTA Section 5307 grant revenues in the amount of $141,150 will be used to pay for the design of the transit maintenance building addition. Through the Section 5307 program, FTA covers 100% of all capital expenses of the public transportation system. Sufficient funds will be made available in the General Fund/Agencies/Construction In Progress/SRA Transit Facility Bays Addition, 00111041-066510-25047 account, the County’s existing Section 5307 grants, to cover the design expenses.
Construction of the transit maintenance building addition will also be paid for with federal grant funds. In coordination with SRA, County staff has programmed funds for the maintenance building addition in the FTA Section 5307 grants for both FY 2024 and FY 2025.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTIONS
On March 2, 2010, the Board approved a design services contract with Schulke, Bittle, and Stoddard for the original transit facility.
POTENTIAL FUTURE BOARD ACTIONS
At a future meeting, the Board will need to award a contract to construct the maintenance building addition.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Quality of Life
OTHER PLAN ALIGNMENT
The maintenance building addition is consistent with the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Transit Development Plan (TDP), which was most recently updated in 2023.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommended Action
Staff recommends the Board approve the work order with Schulke, Bittle, and Stoddard, LLC, for design of the transit maintenance building addition and authorize the Chairman to execute the work order.