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Several Miami flood-prevention and seawall projects flagged as at-risk for grant and bond deadlines
Summary
Project managers identified numerous sea level rise, pump station and seawall projects with grant expirations or schedule concerns; staff said environmental clearances, procurement setbacks and cost escalation are the main causes of delay.
Resiliency and Public Works and Office of Capital Improvements staff briefed the Capital Improvements Oversight Board on multiple sea level rise and flood-prevention projects that staff categorized as “concern” due to schedule, permitting, procurement or funding risks.
Jerry Marquez, chief project manager for Resiliency and Public Works (RPW), reviewed a list of at-risk projects and said several have federal or state grants that expire in 2026–2027. “We may have to request an extension on our grant and then see where the drawdown is,” Marquez said about a Brickell and Coconut Grove seawalls item. He noted the Edgewater flood-improvement project and East Little Havana flood improvements have completion estimates beyond the Miami Forever…
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