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Council hears slow FEMA process for Ballast Point Pier replacement; staff estimates multi-year timeline
Summary
City staff told council FEMA funding means replacement of Ballast Point Pier will follow major-project procurement rules and could take several years; RFQ values were cited at $14–$17 million and staff estimated roughly three to four years for design and construction under FEMA oversight.
City staff told Tampa City Council that replacing the Ballast Point Pier will be a FEMA-guided major project and is likely to be a multi-year undertaking.
Mike Perry, deputy chief financial officer, said the city requested a FEMA authorization to proceed and that FEMA’s review of a major project requires careful oversight of every step of the procurement and design process. "A major project is one that cost more than $1,000,000," Perry said, and the design-bid process and FEMA review will extend the timeline. Perry told…
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