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Council renews construction‑site inspection contract to protect stormwater — staff and council seek pricing clarity
Summary
Estero council approved a contract renewal with Johnson Engineering for specialized construction‑site inspections to comply with NPDES requirements. Council members questioned hourly rates and contract-hour accounting; staff said the contract is capped and Johnson has assisted during past incidents but was not responsible for a dewatering‑pond breach.
The Village Council voted to approve a multi‑year contract with Johnson Engineering to provide specialized construction‑site inspections and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) oversight.
Staff described the service as specialized inspection work that protects groundwater and stormwater from silt and construction impacts and recommended a three‑year contract with two one‑year extensions at the village’s discretion. During questions Councilman Clay said the contract math implied roughly $279 per hour and asked whether field‑crew counting meant four inspectors for one hour or separate billed hours; staff said the contract is capped at an annual dollar amount and that the hourly breakdown is a contractor matter.
Constable Van Hutt asked whether Johnson Engineering had been responsible for oversight at the site where a dewatering‑pond breach occurred; staff said the site civil engineer, not Johnson Engineering, was responsible, and that Johnson assisted with the response but the breach was beyond their scope.
Council moved and approved the contract by roll call. Staff presented the contract as providing needed expertise to protect water quality and FEMA permitting compliance.
The contract amount as read in the transcript contains unclear wording (the staff read "in the amount of 100,000, dollars 500 per year for a 3 year term"); the village clerk and staff should be consulted for the official contract dollar amounts and billing detail before publication or budget reporting.
