Council approves resilient Persaud operations building GMP; Resilient Florida grant covers major portion
November 06, 2025 | St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida
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City architects described the project as a three‑story facility sized to keep vital operations and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) functions above extreme storm elevations. "The grant required its that we meet the 500 storm foot, 500 year storm surge... so the elevation of the first habitable level would have been 28 NAVD. In order to make that space usable... we elevated it to 30 NAVD," the city architect told council.
Staff said the contract award to Ajax Construction covers construction of the elevated operations and maintenance spaces, with approximately $8.88 million funded via a Resilient Florida grant as part of a larger GMP package. The new facility will consolidate older maintenance and operations buildings that staff described as functionally obsolete and not designed for extended operations during storms.
Council members praised the resilience‑driven design and approved the GMP. City staff said similar designs will be used for related projects at other reclamation facilities and that construction and grant coordination will continue under the public‑works schedule.
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