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Commission clears negotiation with top-ranked firm for Tam O’Shanter drainage design; project tied to $5M resilient grant
Summary
The commission authorized staff to negotiate with Veil Works Inc. for design of Tam O’Shanter drainage improvements, a grant-backed project intended to raise the roadway, repave and install new drainage tied into the canal and pump station system to reduce chronic flooding.
The City of North Lauderdale authorized the city manager to negotiate a design contract with Veil Works Inc. for the Tam O’Shanter Boulevard drainage improvement project, city staff said — the next procedural step after the selection-evaluation committee ranked firms that responded to RFQ 25.
City staff described the project as a multi-piece drainage solution to reduce chronic flooding along Tam O’Shanter Boulevard between Southwest 80th Avenue and Rock Island Road. "This item is a long-awaited item. It is the start of some major renovations and improvements to Tam O'Shanter Boulevard, which is a major roadway in our city that floods," the city manager told the commission.
Staff said the project is partially funded by a Resilient Florida grant of about $5 million. The planned work includes raising the roadway, repaving, installing new drainage infrastructure and tying the system into the canal, and it will coordinate with upstream culvert and pump-station work. Public Works Director Sam May explained that culvert upgrades in the stormwater master plan will increase culvert sizes (from 60-inch pipes to 72-inch pipes) and are part of a larger resilience strategy; the Tam O’Shanter design is one piece of that broader effort.
The selection evaluation committee — which staff listed as Assistant Public Works/Utilities Director Hongo, Assistant Public Works/Utilities Director Neil Buckridge, Grants Manager Larry Rivero, Park Superintendent Dan Mariano and Assistant Community Development Director Andrew Dinsbury — reviewed two proposals and ranked Veil Works as the top firm. The commission approved taking the next step to negotiate a contract; staff said any negotiated contract will return to the commission for final approval.
Public comment included a representative from Civil Works (Mario Roxas) expressing his company’s interest in serving the community on the project. Commissioners asked staff to post notices near affected areas and to provide before-and-after information to residents; staff said they will return with a negotiated contract, schedule and cost estimate. The engineering design will determine final elevation changes across the project’s roughly 5,120 linear feet of roadway, staff said.
Because the project ties to state grant funding, staff noted it will take the necessary steps to comply with grant terms and the Competitive Consultants Negotiations Act before executing a design contract.
