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: January 9, 2026
SUBJECT: Florida Department of Transportation Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement for US-1/Federal Highway from North of 87th Street to South of Sebastian Blvd., State Road No.: 5,
FDOT Financial Project ID: 449812-1-52-02
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BACKGROUND
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is resurfacing a portion of the public road on US-1/Federal Highway from North of 87th Street to South of Sebastian Blvd., State Road No.: 5 (“SR-5 Resurfacing” or “Project”). The Project is identified by the FDOT Financial Project ID, 449812-1-52-02. Indian River County Department of Utility Services (IRCDUS) owns and operates sewer infrastructure within the Project corridor that will incur conflicts with the roadway resurfacing.
To address the utilities conflict with the Project, FDOT has made provisions in their design, which IRCDUS staff have reviewed and concurred with. Staff have also determined that it is advantageous to incorporate the utilities modifications into the FDOT’s contractor work. IRCDUS received the attached Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement (UWHCA) with FDOT for approval.
ANALYSIS
FDOT’s initial estimate of the cost of the utility work is $13,104.00. The UWHCA requires the amount payable to FDOT plus 2% for incremental costs for the utility work, including mobilization of equipment, additional maintenance of traffic, administrative costs of field work, tabulation of quantities, final estimate processing and project accounting; plus 10% for a contingency fund to be used for changes to the utility work during the construction. The total estimate from FDOT with 12% markup is $14,676.48.
IRCDUS proposes an additional 6% contingency ...
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