Hillsborough County approves $10 million boost to Gibson septic‑to‑sewer construction contract

At its Feb. 18 meeting the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners approved a second modification to the construction‑management‑at‑risk agreement with Rick Mann Construction Florida Incorporation for the Gibson septic‑to‑sewer conversion project, increasing the contract by $10,000,000 from $61,000,000 to $71,000,000.

Demores, with Hillsborough County Communications and Digital Media, summarized the action in the board recap: "The board approved the second modification to the construction management at risk agreement with Rick Mann Construction Florida Incorporation to authorize construction associated with the Gibson septic to sewer conversion project, increasing the existing contract amount by $10,000,000 from 61,000,000 to $71,000,000." The transcript does not include a roll‑call vote tally for this item.

The modification was described as a second amendment to an at‑risk construction management agreement; the recap did not list specific contract change orders, revised completion dates, or additional contingency amounts. The county communications summary identifies the contractor and the total contract increase but does not provide a project timeline or a breakdown of the additional funding source(s).

Next steps: the county will proceed under the amended contract as approved; the recap does not state whether the board set a new schedule or required additional reporting on budget or milestones.