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Cutler Bay consultants and contractors win nine APWA awards; town notes ARPA-funded projects came in under budget
Summary
Public works director Alfredo Quintero announced multiple awards for the town's consultants and contractors from the American Public Works Association; the town said under-budget results on several ARPA-funded projects freed up roughly $392,000 to shift to Frangill Road.
The Town of Cutler Bay and its consultants and contractors received a string of industry awards that town officials tied to successful delivery of projects funded in part by ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) allocations.
Alfredo Quintero, the town's public works director and APWA South Florida branch chair, said the town's consultants and contractors earned a combined total of nine awards between the South Florida branch and the Florida chapter. Awards cited included professional manager and technical innovation recognition for Stefano Viola (Kimley-Horn) for the town’s 2024 stormwater master plan; consultant and contractor of the year honors for work on the Southwest 80 Second Avenue roadway improvements and traffic circle project (SRS Engineering Inc. and Mago Inc.); and contractor awards in stormwater for the Cutler Ridge Pines drainage sub-basin water-quality improvement project (RG Underground Inc.).
Quintero said the Southwest 80 Second Avenue project completed $230,000 under budget and the Cutler Ridge Pines project completed more than $160,000 under budget. Town Manager Ralph said combined under-budget savings of $392,000 from those projects will be transferred to the Frangill Road project, reducing the town’s PTP (People’s Transportation Plan) fund drawdown for that work.
Why it matters: Awards indicate industry recognition for design and delivery; the under-budget outcomes also affect municipal budgeting by freeing ARPA and other local funds for other capital priorities.
Looking ahead: Quintero is scheduled to receive a branch-level president’s award in Orlando; the town plans to reallocate the under-budget funds to prioritize Frangill Road work.
