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Council approves start of Larchmont Avenue infrastructure work to unlock Edison Ford Winter Estates project
Summary
Council voted to proceed with the city’s portion of infrastructure upgrades on Larchmont Avenue needed for the Edison Ford Winter Estates master plan after negotiating with the contractor; the Edison Foundation plans to contribute roughly $3 million for building improvements but city construction bids came in higher than earlier estimates.
The City of Fort Myers will move forward with the city’s portion of infrastructure work on Larchmont Avenue that the Edison Ford Winter Estates says it needs before starting a new visitor center and related buildings.
Councilmember Fred Berson, who pushed to take the item up at the meeting, said Wright Construction’s current guaranteed maximum price (GMP) came in near $3.8 million, higher than the city’s earlier budget estimate of roughly $2.45 million. Berson said the Edison Ford Winter Estates (the “estates”) would contribute about $3 million toward the new…
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