TO: Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator
Nancy A. Bunt, Assistant County Administrator
FROM: Addie Javed, PhD, PE, Public Works Director
David Wheatley, Traffic Signal Coordinator
DATE: June 17, 2025
SUBJECT: State Highway Lighting, Maintenance, And Compensation Agreement Renewal
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BACKGROUND
On April 29, 2003, Indian River County (the County) entered into a State Highway Lighting, Maintenance, and Compensation Agreement that was approved between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Indian River County, which provided for Indian River County to maintain all the lighting located on the State Highway System within the jurisdictional boundaries of the County, and to perform all activities necessary to keep the Facilities fully operating, properly functioning, with a minimum of 90% of all the lights burning for any lighting type (high mast, standard, underdeck, sign) or roadway system. Facilities include but are not limited to lighting for roadways, as well as park and ride, pedestrian overpasses and recreational areas owned by or located on the property of the FDOT.
ANALYSIS
The current agreement signed in 2003 no longer encompasses the existing infrastructure and needs to be updated and renewed.
BUDGETARY IMPACT
FDOT shall pay Indian River County $169,389.08 for the first fiscal year in which this agreement is signed. Per Exhibit A of the Agreement, the per-light unit rate (487 poles listed in Exhibit A) shall increase by 3% each year. E.g., the $347.84 in fiscal year 2026 will increase to $358.28 in fiscal year 2027. The amount is a predetermined, agreed amount to maintain the highway lights (included in Exhibit A) for FDOT. This amount is to cover the labor and parts needed to keep them all in proper working order. This amount will increase on a yearly basis per the contractual stipulatio...
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