TO: Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator
Kylie Yanchula, Natural Resources Director
Quintin Bergman, Coastal Resources Manager
FROM: Dakota Whelan, Coastal Specialist
DATE: February 2, 2026
SUBJECT: Work Order No. 2018006-23 - APTIM Sector 3 Hurricanes Ian and Nicole Dune
Restoration Project - 2026 Environmental Monitoring
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BACKGROUND
On January 9, 2018, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved a contract (RFQ#2018006) with APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC. (APTIM) for professional coastal engineering and biological support services related to the management and restoration of the Sector 3 project area. The Sector 3 project area is a 6.6 mile section of shoreline that extends from the Seaview Subdivision south past the Turtle Trail Beach Park. The Sector 3 project area is critically eroded and considered engineered shoreline. The Sector 3 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. These storm-related impacts created the need for the Sector 3 Hurricanes Ian and Nicole Dune Restoration Project (Sector 3 Project) to maintain protection to upland properties and infrastructure, while restoring habitat for wildlife.
On November 7, 2023, the BCC awarded Bid No. 2024004 to Dickerson Infrastructure, Inc. dba Dickerson Florida, Inc. for the Sector 3 Project. The project started construction on December 1, 2023 and was substantially completed on April 10, 2024. The project consisted of a dune restoration project that placed approximately 223,040 cubic yards of beach compatible sand fill and installed approximately 728,633 native dune plants along the shoreline in Indian River County from FDEP range monuments R20 to R55.
Regulatory permits issued for the beach restoration activities identify post-c...
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