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Naples advances design for $1M Maple City Dock fuel-tank replacement as pier demolition continues
Summary
City staff told the advisory board they plan a design contract for a roughly $1,000,000 CIP to replace underground fuel tanks at Maple City Dock, reported ongoing demolition at the Naples Pier, and said dock fuel shortages have prompted a recommendation to increase tank capacity to 8,000 gallons.
Chad Merritt, community services director, told the advisory board March 17 that the Maple City Dock underground fuel-tank replacement is a capital-improvement project estimated at about $1,000,000. Merritt said the city plans to bring in Wesson and Sampson (Wesson & Sampson) to complete design work and refine cost estimates before putting the project out to bid.
Merritt described the dock tanks as original to the 1990s and said the design phase is required before bidding and construction can begin: "This was a CIP estimated about $1,000,000... this is the design. This is bringing in Wesson and Sampson to be able to go through the design... which gives us a better estimate," he said.
Separately, staff reported ongoing demolition at the Naples Pier and other facilities maintenance projects across the city. On operational pressures at the city dock, Aaron Hopkins said the city currently operates 4,000-gallon tanks and plans to upgrade to 8,000-gallon tanks because the older units are more than 30 years old and the dock has experienced periods when staff had to turn visitors away after fuel ran out. Hopkins said the fuel-tank replacement project and other dock works (including replacing a damaged mooring ball and tuning tension rods on floating docks) are underway in planning and design phases.
Merritt also referenced citywide CIP items: a Banyan Boulevard median restoration out to bid (timing coordinated with an anticipated roundabout), Harbor Drive median work placed on hold pending roundabout design, and other park and ramp repairs. Staff encouraged the advisory board to review photos and prior presentations for details on parade barricade procurement that had improved parade safety and duration in earlier events.
Staff did not present contract awards at this meeting; they described design procurement steps and operational issues that will require competitive procurement and future council decisions.
