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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY of MONROE Mayor James K.Scholl,District 3
The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tern Michelle Lincoln,District 2
Craig Cates,District 1
David Rice,District 4
Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
June 18, 2025
Agenda Item Number: 01
2023-4075
BULK ITEM: Yes DEPARTMENT: Sustainability
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Rhonda Haag
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AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to advertise for Construction Engineering and Inspection
CEI services for the Tavernier Breakwater Repairs project, funded by a federal pass-through grant from
HUD through the Florida Department of Commerce to the County under grant IR045.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
This item approves advertising for the Construction Engineering and Inspection CEI services for the
Tavernier Breakwater Repairs project. The work is funded by a federal pass-through grant from HUD
through the State Department of Commerce(formerly Department of Economic Opportunity DEO) to
the County under CDBG-MIT grant IR045. The County has been working for more than two years on
the Environmental Assessment process, which was required to be completed and approved by state and
federal officials before construction work could proceed under the grant. The approval of the
Environmental Assessment process was received from the Department of Commerce on June 4, 2025.
Background: Monroe County was awarded $2,194,599.00 of CDBG-MIT funds due to storm damage to
the Tavernier breakwater structure, which no longer is able to provide storm surge protection to
working class resident homes. Hurricane Irma, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall in the Florida
Keys on September 10, 2017, causing the destruction and significant flooding of low-lying areas
throughout the Florida Keys. Congress appropriated $616 Million for the State of Florida in the
aftermath of Hurricane Irma. The Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) developed a
Community Development Block Grant- Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)Action Plan and allocated $85
Million for the Infrastructure Repair and Mitigation Program.
In the second round of funding, DEO allocated an additional $147,411,853 for the program. In this
second round of funding, Monroe County sought funding to repair the Tavernier Breakwater. The
construction project will provide and install 2.5'-4' boulders across a 1,500 jetty span that was damaged
by Hurricane Irma. The breakwater is designed to protect the low-lying, low-income subdivision that is
subject to frequent and persistent flooding due to storms, tides, and sea level rise. The inflow of
vegetative debris due to the lack of the protective barrier has degraded water quality within the
residential canal system.
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The County received notice of award in January 2021 and subsequently received notice the project had
been transferred to DEO's CDBG-MIT program from the CDBG-DR program.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
05/20/2021: A Public Hearing for citizens and municipalities to provide input on an application for non-
matching grant funds to repair the Tavernier Breakwater in the amount of$2 Million utilizing
Community Development Block Grant- Disaster Recovery Infrastructure Repair Program funding from
the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) funded through the Federal Housing and
Urban Development Agency(HUD), after a duly noticed 10 day public comment period; after a 10 day
public notice and Approval to submit grant application to DEO.
July 19; 2023: Approval to enter into negotiations in rank order for the Tavernier Breakwater Repairs
project, funded by a federal HUD pass-through CDBG-MIT grant from the Florida Department of
Economic Opportunity (DEO)under grant IR045.
01/22/2021: Received Notice of Intent to Award from DEO for the Tavernier breakwater repair project.
10/20/21: Approval to enter into a $71,917.50 Task Order# 7 to the on-call agreement with Wood
Environment and Infrastructure Solutions Inc. for Category C resilience and environmental services to
design and permit the Tavernier Breakwater repairs.
02/16/22: Approval of revenue grant IR045 to repair the Tavernier Breakwater for $2,194,599.00
utilizing Community Development Block Grant- Mitigation funding from the Florida Department of
Economic Opportunity (DEO) funded through the Federal Housing and Urban Development Agency
(HUD).
07/20/21: Approval of a $0 Amendment No. 1 to modify the Citizen Complaint language under CDBG-
MIT grant IR045 for repairs to the Tavernier Breakwater from the Florida Department of Economic
Opportunity (DEO).
03/22/23: Approval to solicit for the Tavernier Breakwater Repairs, funded by a federal HUD pass-
through CDBG-MIT grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity(DEO)under grant
IR045.
07/19/23: Approval to negotiate in rank order for the Tavernier Breakwater Repairs project in
Tavernier, funded by a federal HUD pass-through CDBG- MIT grant IR045 from the Florida
Department of Economic Opportunity(DEO).
INSURANCE REQUIRED:
No
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
DOCUMENTATION:
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: N/A Expiration Date: N/A
Value of Contract: TBD Total Dollar Value: $TBD
Total Cost to County: $0 match
Current Year Portion: TBD
Budgeted: Yes
Source of Funds: DEO Grant IR045.
CPI: Indirect Costs:
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: N/A If yes, amount:
Grant: No
County Match: $ 0
Insurance Required: Included in the RFP specifications.
Additional Details:
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