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Hollywood awards up to $3.65 million shoreline contract for Lakes flood mitigation; DEP grant drives schedule
Summary
The commission unanimously approved a $3.648 million award to a shoreline contractor to build several Hollywood Lakes shoreline protection sites. City staff told the commission the work is tied to state resilience grant funding and must meet a hard spending/permitting deadline in mid‑2026.
The Hollywood City Commission unanimously awarded up to $3,648,000 to a shoreline contractor on March 5 as part of the city’s Hollywood Lakes flood‑mitigation and shoreline protection program.
Deputy project manager Jose Cortez presented the item and described a multi‑phase program funded by a combination of city General Obligation Bond (GOB) funds and resilience grant money administered through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Cortez told commissioners the DEP grant funds tied to the program require that construction-funded work be completed (or contracts executed and funds spent) before June 30, 2026, which drove the city’s permitting, phasing and procurement strategy.
The contract award covers the first package of shoreline work (scope groups A/B as presented) — smaller site segments where…
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