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County seeks construction‑phase engineering and monitoring funds for manufactured‑home community sewer projects
Summary
Pinellas County staff told commissioners they will use RESTORE Act and other grant funds to pay construction‑phase engineering and construction monitoring for three manufactured‑home community wastewater projects and to assign selected contractors to those tasks so staff can focus on regular duties.
County staff briefed the board on a set of contract amendments and construction‑management assignments tied to three manufactured‑home community infrastructure projects.
Jeremy, a county engineer identified in the transcript only by his first name, explained the current request covers engineering services during construction and construction monitoring, distinct tasks that certify contractors build systems to county specifications and that the engineer of record confirms the work meets the approved design. He said the services are funded by grant sources including the RESTORE Act and that the grant awards for during‑construction services were not part of the original awards because those projects were initially advanced to keep construction moving.
"So during so this is construction monitoring and engineering services during construction," Jeremy said, describing the separate roles of construction monitoring and engineer‑of‑record certification. He added that the county secured additional RESTORE Act funding to cover the during‑construction engineering costs and that the current agenda items assign selected contractors to perform construction management for each project phase so county staff can return to regular duties.
The agenda packages include a third amendment to a contract with APDAM to expand the scope to cover engineering services during construction, followed by three individual contract awards for construction management of projects one, two and three. Staff said the projects address stormwater and wastewater issues in mobile home parks that currently discharge stormwater into the sewer system; the county is paying to tighten and manage wastewater systems in those communities.
No formal vote was recorded at the briefing; staff indicated the items will appear on the consent or regular agenda for formal action.
Ending: Staff said the construction monitoring will free up internal staff and that the RESTORE Act funds will cover the during‑construction engineering services so projects can proceed without delaying contractor work.
