TO: Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator
Kylie Yanchula, Natural Resources Director
FROM: Quintin Bergman, Coastal Resources Manager
DATE: October 6, 2025
SUBJECT: Award of Bid 2025060 - Sector 5 Hurricanes Ian and Nicole Beach and Dune Restoration Project
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BACKGROUND
The proposed project award is for a construction contract between the County and Guettler Brothers Construction LLC, for the Sector 5 Hurricanes Ian and Nicole Beach and Dune Restoration Project (Sector 5 Project).
The Sector 5 project area is a 3.1 mile critically eroded section of engineered shoreline that extends just north of Tracking Station Beach Park and ends just south of the Riomar Beach Access. The Sector 5 Project Area suffered significant storm related losses to the beach and dune system from the impacts of Hurricanes Ian and Nicole during the 2022 hurricane season, as well as having experienced background erosion since the last nourishment event. Sector 5 is in need of a large-scale beach and dune restoration project to protect upland properties and infrastructure, while restoring habitat for wildlife. Construction activities on the beach are limited to between November 1st and April 30th each year, avoiding the bulk of the sea turtle nesting and hatching season. Construction of the Sector 5 Project is anticipated to occur during the 2025/2026 construction window.
The Sector 5 Project will place approximately 153,300 cubic yards of beach compatible sand fill and install approximately 117,500 native dune plants along 3.1 miles of shoreline in Indian River County from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) range monuments R70 to R86.
On September 3, 2025, the County advertised the project (Bid 2025060), soliciting bids to construct the Sector 5 Project using sand obtained from either (a) an upland sand source pre-qualified by the Count...
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