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City plans 9 MGD treatment‑plant expansion; $49M GMP to come to council
Summary
City engineer Jason Chandra told the council the utility expansion will add 9 million gallons per day capacity (targeting 15 MGD total), with a $49 million construction GMP to be presented to council and $10M ARPA plus SRF loans and partial principal forgiveness to fund the project.
Jason Chandra, city engineer for utilities, updated council on water‑system capacity and a planned treatment‑plant expansion. He said the city has completed the nine wells required by the 2022 consent order and is working with FDEP to close the order. The expansion plan adds three new treatment skids capable of producing 9 million gallons per day (MGD), which with existing assets will deliver roughly 15 MGD of firm capacity to match growth projections through the 2030s.
Chandra said the city will present a guaranteed maximum price for the construction package to council in the coming meeting: "we're gonna bring to city council this coming Monday the guaranteed maximum price for the overall project... We're bringing ... a guaranteed maximum price package for $49,000,000." He listed project components and a financing plan that includes $10,000,000 in ARPA funds, SRF loans with about $77,000,000 currently committed for the city to draw down and roughly $9,000,000 of SRF principal forgiveness that functions as grant funding. Construction procurement plans call for a February start and an estimated online date in early 2028.
Chandra emphasized the package came in below an earlier 60% estimate and that the city contracted third‑party inspectors to oversee construction. Council did not take a vote at the workshop; staff will present the GMP and financing detail at the next council meeting for authorization.
