TO: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator
Sean C. Lieske, Director of Utility Services
FROM: Howard G. Richards, PE, Manager - Capital Projects
DATE: July 30, 2025
SUBJECT: Kimley Horn Associates Work Order 6 Amendment 2 for Services Related to Gifford Elevated Storage Tank Rehabilitation and Structural Upgrade Phase 2, IRCDUS Project ID 13.23.538
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BACKGROUND
Indian River County Department of Utility Services (IRCDUS) owns and operates the Gifford Elevated Storage Tank (EST), a 0.4 million-gallon (MG) steel multi-leg supported tank that has a common inlet/outlet pipe, and an altitude valve. The tank was constructed in 1977.
Phase 1 of the structural improvements was completed by Viking Painting LLC (Viking) between December 2024 and June 2025. IRCUS now requires an amendment to Work Order (WO) 6 to make sure that Kimley Horn and Associates (KHA) can continue construction phase services for the full duration of Phase 2, which includes the full sand blasting and painting of Gifford EST.
KHA requires this minor increase in budget due to the prolonging of Phase 1 due to an incident on site during the construction. KHA provided full support to IRCUS throughout the prolonging of Phase 1 that was necessary for the successful delivery; however, this meant that all of WO 6 was exhausted.
ANALYSIS
To ensure structural integrity of the tank, modification/upgrade of the tank is required. Upon request by IRCDUS staff, KHA provided the WO 6 amendment to provide engineering, design, and construction Phase 2 services for the Gifford EST Rehabilitation and Structural Upgrade. The amount is $16,050.87.
BUDGETARY IMPACT
Funds for the work will come from the Utilities/WIP/Gifford Storage Tank account, 471-169000-23538. Operating funds are derived from water and sewer sales. The original amount approved by the Board for WO 6 is $...
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