TO: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator
Sean C. Lieske, Director of Utility Services
FROM: Howard G. Richards, PE, Manager - Capital Projects
DATE: July 30, 2025
SUBJECT: Kimley Horn Associates Work Order 6 Amendment 2 for Services Related to Gifford Elevated Storage Tank Rehabilitation and Structural Upgrade Phase 2, IRCDUS Project ID 13.23.538
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BACKGROUND
Indian River County Department of Utility Services (IRCDUS) owns and operates the Gifford Elevated Storage Tank (EST), a 0.4 million-gallon (MG) steel multi-leg supported tank that has a common inlet/outlet pipe, and an altitude valve. The tank was constructed in 1977.
Phase 1 of the structural improvements was completed by Viking Painting LLC (Viking) between December 2024 and June 2025. IRCUS now requires an amendment to Work Order (WO) 6 to make sure that Kimley Horn and Associates (KHA) can continue construction phase services for the full duration of Phase 2, which includes the full sand blasting and painting of Gifford EST.
KHA requires this minor increase in budget due to the prolonging of Phase 1 due to an incident on site during the construction. KHA provided full support to IRCUS throughout the prolonging of Phase 1 that was necessary for the successful delivery; however, this meant that all of WO 6 was exhausted.
ANALYSIS
To ensure structural integrity of the tank, modification/upgrade of the tank is required. Upon request by IRCDUS staff, KHA provided the WO 6 amendment to provide engineering, design, and construction Phase 2 services for the Gifford EST Rehabilitation and Structural Upgrade. The amount is $16,050.87.
BUDGETARY IMPACT
Funds for the work will come from the Utilities/WIP/Gifford Storage Tank account, 471-169000-23538. Operating funds are derived from water and sewer sales. The original amount approved by the Board for WO 6 is $65,396.00. This increase of $16,050.87 does not have a significant impact on the budget due to the reduction in total construction costs for Phase 1 by Viking for a net decrease of $54,225.00.
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Description |
Account Number |
Amount |
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Utilities/WIP/Gifford Storage Tank |
471-169000-23538 |
$16,050.87 |
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTIONS
KHA WO 6 (RFQ 2023015) for Services Related to Gifford Elevated Storage Tank Rehabilitation and Structural Upgrade
Amendment 1 to WO 6
Award of Bid 2024047 for Gifford Elevated Storage Tank Modification and Rehabilitation
POTENTIAL FUTURE BOARD ACTIONS
Award of Bid for Gifford Elevated Storage Tank Modification and Rehabilitation Phase 2
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Infrastructure
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the Second Amendment to Work Order 6 to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (KHA) to provide further engineering, design, and construction phase services for the Gifford Elevated Storage Tank Rehabilitation and Structural Upgrade project in the amount of $16,050.87, and authorize the Chair to execute the same. So long as there are no changes in the dollar amount under the amount approved, upon adequate completion of the work set forth in the work order, staff is directed to make final payments to KHA after review and approval by the Purchasing Manager and the County Attorney’s Office.