The City has approximately $27.5 million in capital improvement projects that are currently in various stages of the design, bid, and build process. Projects include Cunningham Park, Monroe Height/Avenue O road reconstruction, Riviera Beach Heights Community Center, West 11th – West 14th Street road reconstruction, Avenue H road reconstruction, and Singer Island road reconstruction. Some of the capital projects are being funded solely with City funds; however, there are three projects that are being partially funded from outside funding sources which include local grants and state appropriations. Projects utilizing outside funding mechanisms include Cunningham Park (approximately $130,000 from Solid Waste Authority and Lowes), Monroe Heights/Avenue O (approximately $450,000 from state appropriations), and Singer Island ($150,000 from the South Florida Water Management District).
The Cunningham Park project has exceeded its project completion deadline; therefore, the City is required to submit a request for an extension to the Solid Waste Authority in an effort to not have the funds rescinded. Additionally, the Monroe Heights/Avenue O project is also in jeopardy of losing funding due to deadline concerns.
In an effort to avoid the loss of external funds and to continue with capital improvement efforts, staff requests that City Council accept the capital improvement projects update and authorize staff to issue bid solicitations for all capital improvement projects as the projects are submitted to Purchasing and deemed sufficient for bid issuance.