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Commission approves $63,395 construction-administration contract for Cassin Park redevelopment
Summary
The Ormond Beach City Commission, sitting as the community redevelopment agency, approved Resolution 2025-45 to hire Zev Cohen and Associates Inc. for construction administration services for the Cassin Park redevelopment project. Discussion centered on a small discrepancy in fee math in the staff report.
The Ormond Beach City Commission, acting as the city—ommunity redevelopment agency, approved a resolution to hire Zev Cohen and Associates Inc. for construction administration services for the Cassin Park redevelopment project at a contract sum shown in the packet as $63,395.
The vote came during the commission—RA public hearing on Resolution 2025-45 after resident Jennifer Bright questioned a discrepancy between two figures in the staff report. "The staff report shows $63,395 for the Cassin Park redevelopment project. Within the staff report, there is conflicting information, which states the proposal fee is 2.5 percent of the construction amount at 2.4 plus million dollars. This breaks down to $61,226. What amount is the city really voting on to pass?" Bright asked.
The commission iscussed the math with staff. Sean Finley, assistant city manager, said the commission was voting on the dollar figure shown on the resolution ocument: "the number on the bottom line here of $63,395, which represents approximately 2.5%." Finley characterized the difference as rounding in the packet calculations.
After brief discussion there was a voice vote approving the resolution; the mayor declared "the ayes have it." The public record shows the resolution title was read into the record and staff confirmed the contract amount in the motion.
The contract is for construction-administration services related to the Cassin Park redevelopment project; the staff report ties the fee to a percentage of the overall construction cost (approximately 2.5 percent). The packet contained both the $63,395 flat figure and a line-item calculation that yields $61,226 when applying a 2.5 percent rate to the construction estimate noted elsewhere in the report.
City staff did not identify any amendments to the scope during the hearing. No roll-call tally was read for this item; the item was approved by voice vote.
The commission closed the CRA public hearing and reconvened the city commission meeting immediately after the vote. The contract authorization will be followed by a work authorization and payment process consistent with city contracting procedures.
Actions on the Cassin Park project are expected to proceed through the engineering and construction phases under the city's project management and the selected consultant's construction-administration services.
