Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Monica Cepero
Department: County Administration
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator, or designee, to negotiate, approve, and execute work authorizations with one or more of the firms that the Board approved contracts to be entered into at its November 14, 2023, meeting (Item No. 57) for the creation of conceptual designs for low- to mid-level bridge crossings of the New River, for the review and analysis of other crossing alternatives, and for additional work related to both, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000, subject to review for legal sufficiency of each such work authorization by the Office of the County Attorney; and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to take all administrative and budgetary actions associated with such work authorizations.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board approval or delegation is required for work authorizations under each of the relevant contracts in an aggregate amount of $500,000 per contract.
What Action Accomplishes
Authorizes the County Administrator, or designee, to enter into the referenced work authorizations with one or more of the three firms that the Board approved contracts for Continuing General Engineering Consulting Services for Rail Activities at its November 14, 2023, meeting, subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney; and authorizing the County Administrator, or designee, to take all administrative and budgetary actions associated with such work authorization.
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Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.
Plans to advance commuter rail service north on the Florida East Coast Railway ("FECR") corridor have been delayed because of questions about whether a tunnel or bridge is the most cost-effective and technica...
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