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Riviera Beach board approves $280.4 million GMP for new water treatment plant after cost review
Summary
The Utility Special District approved Resolution 03‑26UD to move forward with GMP 5 — the water treatment plant — after independent cost comparisons showed Riviera Beach’s price is competitive with Delray Beach and lower than Fort Lauderdale on an adjusted basis; the board discussed funding options including SRF, WIFIA and resident mini‑bonds.
Riviera Beach’s Utility Special District voted to approve Resolution 03‑26UD on Feb. 5, 2026, authorizing the city manager to issue a purchase order for GMP 5 to build a new ultrafiltration/nanofiltration/reverse osmosis water treatment plant. The clerk read the resolution into the record, and the board approved the motion by roll call.
Consultants and the city’s owner’s representative presented independent cost comparisons that adjusted the Riviera Beach GMP to align features and capacity with two nearby projects. Sue Melamed, a licensed engineer and Riviera Beach resident, walked the board through adders and deducts — including capacity differences, pretreatment, laydown/lease costs, clear‑well and odor control — and reported that, after those adjustments, Riviera Beach’s plant compared closely with Delray Beach (adjusted Delray cost about $201.7 million; Riviera Beach adjusted to about $203.1 million). Nigel Grace of Brown & Caldwell, the city’s owner’s representative, presented a parallel…
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