Approval of Culpepper & Terpening's Specific Authorization No. 3 in an amount not to exceed $112,340.00 for the associated professional engineering services of the S. Depot Drive Corridor improvements. 

South Depot Drive, between Orange Avenue and Citrus Avenue, is located in the heart of our downtown area and is in dire need of reconstruction to provide a more pedestrian friendly roadway section complete with ADA accessibility upgrades, public parking, street lighting, storm drainage improvements, landscaping, and associated irrigation. This specific authorization provides surveying, engineering design, and permitting services for the S. Depot Drive project along with bidding services should questions arise during the construction bidding phase.

Goal 16: The Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency shall evaluate and prioritize streetscaping and pedestrian safety improvement opportunities throughout the Community Redevelopment Area.

16.1 The Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency shall coordinate with the City’s Public Works Department to prioritize pedestrian-related improvements located within
the Redevelopment Area such as streetscape projects, trail connections, and sidewalk installations/expansions within the Community Redevelopment Plan and Annual Work Plan and Budget.

16.2 The Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency shall coordinate with the City’s Public Works Department to identify, evaluate and prioritize potential locations for streetscape updates and new sidewalk connections and improvements to existing pedestrian ways and paths for inclusion in the Community Redevelopment Agency’s Annual Work Plan and Budget.

Staff recommends approval.

Deny and contract with another consultant.

Engineering

Shyanne Harnage, CRA/CED Administrator

Public Works Department