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Council backs $4.4 million Beach Road stabilization effort, creates ad hoc oversight group
Summary
City staff told the council the Beach Road seawall project is in final design at an estimated $4.4 million and will go out to bid in February; council set up an ad hoc working group to review plans, financials and bids before contracts return to council.
The council was told the Beach Road structural and seismic stabilization project is now in final design and estimated at $4,400,000. City Manager Robert Zadnick said the work will strengthen failing sections of the seawall and does not include raising the wall’s height as part of the current scope.
"Notably, this project does not increase the height of the seawall," Robert said, adding that raising the height would be a separate, more costly phase. Staff told the council they plan to go out to bid in February and estimate three to four months to return with bids for council approval.
To add oversight, staff proposed and the council agreed to form an ad hoc working group to audit final project plans, the RFP and contractor proposals. "This group will be asked to assist staff in auditing the final project plans, financials, contract bid documents, and ultimately, the contractor's proposals," Robert said. Staff expect most ad hoc meetings to be open to the public.
Public commenters raised flood concerns and suggested simpler fixes. Dr. Rothman urged the council to consider whether filling designed openings in parts of the existing seawall would reduce wave spray. He asked, "If those holes were simply filled up with concrete... that would keep the water, the waves, and the spray from coming over Beach Road." Robert responded that engineers must study the hydraulics, warning that piecemeal work can trap water and that the team will evaluate intermediate flood-protection options.
