City awards construction‑management contract to Whiting‑Turner for $20.7M of shoreline/flood mitigation work after grant wins

The commission heard a lengthy presentation from the Department of Design and Construction Management on the Hollywood Bridal Flooding Mitigation and Shoreline Protection initiative — a multi‑site coastal protection program funded by a 2022 general obligation bond and supplemented by recent state grants. City staff described a complex, multi‑pod project that packages shoreline walls, berms, and stormwater improvements in ten initial sites (Scope A) and additional sites for immediate work (Scopes B and C).

Whiting‑Turner was recommended as the Construction Manager at Risk for the Scope B/C portion of the program. Staff and the construction consultant outlined project sequencing (multiple simultaneous subcontractor packages), permitting and environmental constraints, and a compressed schedule driven by grant deadlines. The city reported about $21.1 million in combined state grants (DEP/Resilient Florida and other sources) on top of $40 million in bond authority; the package discussed at the meeting covered approximately $20.76 million in construction and contingency to advance work required to obligate grant funds.

Commissioners voted to authorize execution of the CMAR agreement and acknowledged the aggressive permitting and procurement schedule. Staff said initial mobilization and site access work could begin in late 2025 with major pile and wall construction phases following as material deliveries and subcontractor sequencing permit.

Why it matters: The contract and grant awards accelerate resiliency work on a mile of shoreline and are the largest capital public‑works action discussed in the meeting. Timely execution is important because some grants include expenditure deadlines that would otherwise require returning funds.