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: August 22, 2025
SUBJECT: Department of Utility Services Integrated Water Master Plan Q4 Update to the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners, IRCDUS Project ID: 00.23.547
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BACKGROUND
Indian River County Department of Utility Services (IRCDUS) provides water, wastewater, and solid waste services to major portions of the County. IRCDUS serves a population of over 150,000 in an Urban Service Area (USA) of 96.44 square miles for water and wastewater, and countywide for solid waste. Indian River County (IRC) is experiencing significant growth, which is expected to continue while even accelerating during the foreseeable future. As such, IRCDUS must take steps to ensure it can meet future demand for services from customers.
On February 22, 2024, Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2024039 was advertised to identify qualified consulting engineering firms to develop the IRCDUS Integrated Water Master Plan (IWMP), Project ID: 00.23.547. Subsequently on June 18, 2024, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved the selection of HDR Engineering, Inc. (HDR) then on September 24, 2024, approved the award of RFQ 2024039 to HDR.
ANALYSIS
From the discussions at the BCC meeting on September 24, 2024, it was agreed that the IRCDUS Director would return to the Board with informational updates at the six-month mark then quarterly thereafter. BCC also requested that a statement on the use of the approved contingency be provided at each update. The first update was held on May 6, 2025. The agenda is for the first quarterly update to the BCC.
BUDGETARY IMPACT
There is no budgetary impact for this agenda item.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTIONS
Approved the selection ...
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