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Port Richey council approves Stantec dredging study, reallocates park and equipment funds to cover contract
Summary
The Port Richey City Council approved a contract with Stantec for waterway dredging surveys and feasibility work and agreed to reallocate local park and equipment funds to cover the project as permitting and construction likely extend into future fiscal years.
The Port Richey City Council on Aug. 20 approved a contract with Stantec for waterway dredging data collection and a feasibility analysis and moved local budget lines to help cover the work.
City Manager Andrew Butterfield said the contract covers surveys and permitting work to prepare the city to go out to bid for dredging. "It's an adjustment — a minor adjustment of about $8,000 off the last pricing," Butterfield said, adding the work will include surveys, permitting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and other steps to make the project shovel-ready.
The council voted to approve "the purchase of Stantec waterway dredging data collection and feasibility analysis services for $400,007.79" and gave the city manager and city attorney authority to negotiate and finalize the contract. The motion passed with all present members voting in favor; Councilman Robert Hubbard was absent.
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