TO: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr, County Administrator
Sean C. Lieske, Director of Utility Services
Howard G. Richards, PE, Manager - Capital Projects
FROM: Jesse Roland, Utilities Project Manager
DATE: December 31, 2025
SUBJECT: Award of Bid No. 2025045 to Treasure Coast Infrastructure for Construction of Floravon Shores Septic-to-Sewer Project, IRCDUS Project ID 21.19.556
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BACKGROUND
Floravon Shores is a subdivision of 19 lots on septic systems, adjacent to the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), in North Indian River County. The septic tanks in this area potentially leach harmful nutrients into groundwater that leads to the IRL. The project plan is to construct approximately 1,300 linear feet of public gravity sewer infrastructure that consists of new sewer mains and laterals to connect the homes. It is estimated that the septic-to-sewer (S2S) conversions will result in approximately 950 lbs./year of nitrogen reduction. The S2S conversions will route the wastewater from this community to the County system for collection and treatment at a regional wastewater facility that is operated by Indian River County Department of Utility Services (IRCDUS). The conversions will reduce the nutrient loading, improve water quality, and promote seagrass growth in the IRL.
The Procurement Division, on behalf of IRCDUS solicited sealed bids from qualified contractors. Three bids were received and bid pricing revealed in a public meeting. During initial responsiveness review, staff identified that Treasure Coast Infrastructure (TCI) submitted an unsigned Bid Compliance Form, and CK Contractors and Development did not submit a Disclosure of Relationships form. Upon notification of the discrepancies, both firms immediately provided the correctly executed forms. Staff requests that the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) waive the inconsistencies of the submittal of these two forms, as neither of the late documents impact the actual bid content, pricing, team composition, or otherwise provided an unfair advantage to either firm. All three received bids were provided to the consulting engineer for review.
ANALYSIS
In accordance with the requirements of Work Order No. 2, the consulting engineer, Schulke, Bittle and Stoddard, LLC (SBS), completed a comprehensive review of the bid submittals. Following a thorough evaluation of references and a formal interview with the Procurement Manager and Utilities staff in attendance, SBS recommends Treasure Coast Infrastructure for the contract award as the lowest, responsive, and responsible bidder. IRCDUS concurs with that recommendation. The interview recording and SBS recommendation memo are available for review in the Procurement Division.
A summary of the bids received is shown below.
Bidder Location Total Bid
Treasure Coast Infrastructure Stuart $896,900
Timothy Rose Contracting, Inc. Vero Beach $1,207,917
CK Contractors & Development, LLC West Palm Beach $2,106,553
BUDGETARY IMPACT
Funds, in the amount of $896,900.00, for this project are derived from the Sewer Impact Fee/WIP/Floravon Shores Septic to Sewer account, number 475-169000-19556. Capital fund revenues are generated from impact fees. Furthermore, new growth has created the need for the expansion or construction of the facilities, and that new growth will benefit from the expansion or construction of the facilities.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTIONS
On June 8, 2021, the BCC approved Work Order No.2 to Schulke, Bittle and Stoddard, LLC, in the amount of $44,750.00 to provide services related to the Floravon Shores Septic to Sewer project. And on December 9, 2025, the BCC approved Amendment No. 1 to Work Order No. 2 to Schulke, Bittle and Stoddard, LLC, in the amount of $29,694.50, to provide additional administrative, bidding, and construction services.
POTENTIAL FUTURE BOARD ACTIONS
None.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
ü Infrastructure: Planning, constructing, managing, and maintaining critical public infrastructure in response to our current needs, future demands, and the expectations of our community; embracing innovation, technology, and resiliency.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners waive the inconsistencies of the late submittals of the executed Bid Compliance Form from Treasure Coast Infrastructure and Development Disclosure of Relationships Form from CK Contractors, approve award of Bid No. 2025045 to Treasure Coast Infrastructure, approve the sample agreement, and authorize the Chairman to execute it after review and approval of the agreement and required public construction bond as to form an legal sufficiency, and after review and approval of the required insurance. So long as there are no changes in the dollar amount under the agreement, upon adequate completion of the work set forth in the agreement, staff is directed to make final payment and release any retainage to Treasure Coast Infrastructure.