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Clearwater officials outline marina reconstruction, FEMA-driven bidding and repair timeline
Summary
City engineers and marine staff updated the Marine Advisory Board on storm-related damage, a FEMA-driven low-bid procurement, permitting milestones and a phased schedule for marina repairs and floating-dock installation.
City of Clearwater engineers told the Marine and Aviation Advisory Board on March 6 that work to repair hurricane damage at the Harbor Marina and to complete the Beach Marina project is moving forward, with bids being solicited and key federal and local permits in hand.
Kelly Petrich, project manager and engineer in the city of Clearwater’s engineering department, said damage to cables and other infrastructure from recent hurricanes requires immediate “chaining” work at the North and South ends of the harbor. He said the city is soliciting bids for that work and hopes to begin the emergency chaining process in April or May after a contractor is selected. Petrich said the chaining work is a priority to reduce risk before the next storm season.
The city plans to use a low-bid procurement for the South End wave-attenuator project to comply with FEMA regulations tied to disaster funding; Petrich said that change from a construction-manager-at-risk procurement required adding scope and updated specs. He said…
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