THE TOWN OF PALM BEACH SHORES WILL BE MAKING ROADWAY AND ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS ALONG LAKE DRIVE FROM BAMBOO ROAD TO INLET WAY AND ALONG INLET WAY FROM LAKE DRIVE TO SOUTH OCEAN AVENUE AND HAS REQUESTED THE CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH UTILITY SPECIAL DISTRICT TO REPLACE THE EXISTING WATER MAINS THAT ARE LOCATED UNDER THESE ROADWAYS.
THE WATER MAINS UNDER THESE ROADS WERE CONSTRUCTED IN THE 1950S ARE CLOSE TO THEIR USEFUL LIFE. IT IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE FOR THE CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH UTILITY SPECIAL DISTRICT TO REPLACE THESE WATER MAINS AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THE TOWN OF PALM BEACH SHORES WILL BE PERFORMING IMPROVEMENTS TO THESE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS, ETC.
THE FY2020-2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN WAS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2020. THE UTILITY SPECIAL DISTRICT HAS INCLUDED THIS TOWN OF PALM BEACH SHORES WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN ITS 5-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN BUDGET. THE REPLACEMENT WILL CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILES OF VARIOUS SIZES OF WATER MAINS INCLUDING 4,422 LF OF 12-INCH DIAMETER WATER MAIN.
THE CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH UTILITY SPECIAL ADVERTISED AN INVITATION TO BID TO CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PALM BEACH SHORES WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND RECEIVED BIDS FROM CONTRACTORS TO PERFORM THE CONSTRUCTION.
THE UTILITY SPECIAL DISTRICT AND CHEN MOORE AND ASSOCIATES, INC. ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING INSPECTION SERVICES ON JULY 16, 2018 WHICH WAS RECENTLY RENEWED ON APRIL 13, 2021.
THE UTILITY SPECIAL DISTRICT HAS ASKED CHEN MOORE AND ASSOCIATES, INC. TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE WATER MAIN AND ASSOCIATED APPURTENANCES ALONG LAKE DRIVE FROM BAMBOO ROAD TO INLET WAY AND ALONG INLET WAY FROM LAKE DRIVE TO SOUTH OCEAN AVENUE. ACCORDINGLY, CHEN MOORE AND ASSOCIATES, INC. SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING INSPECTION SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,540 FOR THIS PROJECT.