TO: Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator
Kylie Yanchula, Natural Resources Director
FROM: Eric Charest, Assistant Director, Natural Resources Department
DATE: April 28, 2025
SUBJECT: Release of Retainage for Sector 4 Hurricanes Ian and Nicole Dune
Renourishment Project (IRC-2318)
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BACKGROUND
On September 24, 2024 the Board of County Commissioners awarded Bid No. 2025004 to Dickerson Infrastructure Inc., dba Dickerson Florida Inc. (Dickerson) in the amount of $6,676,566.80 for the Sector 4 Hurricanes Ian and Nicole Dune Renourishment Project (Project) (IRC-2318). Due to erosional impacts from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole in late 2022, the Sector 4 coastline was evaluated and determined to need a dune renourishment project to restore the upland infrastructure protection provided by a healthy beach and dune system. The Project was designed to place approximately 135,000 cubic yards (cy) of beach compatible fill and install 147,788 native salt tolerant dune plants along the 2.9 miles of shoreline in Indian River County from Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Coastal Range Monument R-55 to R-70 (approximately ½ mile south of the Turtle Trail Beach Access to approximately ½ mile north of the Tracking Station Beach Park).
Construction for the Project commenced on November 1, 2024 and ran through February 25, 2025, with the placement of 116,970.56 cy of beach compatible fill added to the dune, and 147,788 dune plants installed. Due to the diligence of the contractor (Dickerson), the Project was completed early, in compliance with permit conditions, and finished under the approved awarded dollar amount for the work.
Change Order No. 1, executed on April 22, 2025, accounts for decreases in contracted amounts of sand delivered/placed on the dune due to changing conditions on the beach throughout t...
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