Naples approves contracts and extra engineering funds as beach outfall construction begins

City Council on April 2 approved three separate items to keep the Naples Beach stormwater outfall project moving into active construction: a $2,064,735 purchase order to Quality Enterprises USA to resolve sanitary-sewer conflicts and water-distribution work on Gulf Shore Boulevard (approved as item 14A), a $158,027 task order to LJA Engineering for construction engineering and inspection (14B), and a $400,140 amendment to the project consultant agreement with Grama USA (formerly Erickson) for additional engineering work and construction support (14C). Council voted unanimously on each measure.

The decisions follow a March 3 notice to proceed and early construction work. Public Works Director Bob Middleton told council the project already has crews on Third Street North and that directional drilling and pipe pullback will begin at Eighth Avenue North in the coming weeks to install twin outfall pipes 1,500 feet into the Gulf. Middleton said the overall construction schedule remains a roughly two-year effort with an anticipated completion in mid‑2027; the contract guaranteed maximum price…