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: November 21, 2025
SUBJECT: Amendment 1 to Work Order 2 for Schulke, Bittle & Stoddard, LLC, for Floravon Shores Septic to Sewer, IRCDUS Project ID 21.19.556
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BACKGROUND
Floravon Shores is a subdivision of 19 lots on septic, adjacent to the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), in North Indian River County (IRC). 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.
On June 8, 2021, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (BCC), approved Work Order No. 2 (WO 2) to Schulke, Bittle & Stoddard, LLC (SBS), under its continuing contract agreement with the county dated April 17, 2018, in the amount of $44,750. Under WO 2, SBS provides professional engineering and technical services for design, permitting, administrative, bidding, and construction services. However, since the project began, there have been several delays to address the grant match funding and private-side connections requirement. Further, during the design and permit review process, addi...
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